Kentucky Teachers — assets, returns and funding
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Kentucky Teachers (Kentucky) reported $28.4bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 12.3%, and was 61.0% funded — below the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $28.4bn |
| 1-year return | 12.3% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 10.1% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 8.7% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 61.0% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Kentucky Teachers held 61.9% of its assets in public equities and 12.5% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 7 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 61.9% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 12.5% |
| Commodities | 10.4% |
| Private equity | 8.2% |
| Real estate | 6.2% |
| Cash | 0.8% |
| Hedge funds | 0.0% |
Compare Kentucky Teachers with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Kentucky Teachers against — similar in size, or invested in the same managers — side by side, each with its own page for the detail:
| Plan | Assets | 1-yr return | Funded ratio | Why comparable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky County | $14.4bn | 11.7% | 60.2% | Same state — Kentucky |
| Kentucky ERS | $6.3bn | 11.3% | 32.1% | Same state — Kentucky |
| Lexington-Fayette County (KY) Police and Fire | $1.0bn | 10.9% | 71.3% | Same state — Kentucky |
| Illinois SERS | $27.6bn | 9.8% | 46.9% | Similar size |
| Connecticut Teachers | $29.3bn | 10.3% | 63.7% | Similar size |
| Louisiana Teachers | $29.3bn | 11.1% | 80.3% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Kentucky Teachers have in assets?
Kentucky Teachers reported $28.4bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Kentucky Teachers make on its investments?
Kentucky Teachers reported a 12.3% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.7% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Kentucky Teachers fully funded?
Kentucky Teachers was 61.0% funded for fiscal year 2025 — below the ~80% mark many treat as reasonably sound. US public plans face no federal funding minimum, and actuaries add that the trend matters more than any single line (Public Plans Database).
How is Kentucky Teachers's money invested?
Kentucky Teachers held 61.9% of its assets in public equities and 12.5% in fixed income (bonds), its largest sleeves for fiscal year 2025 (Public Plans Database).
See also: all tracked plans · how the private-equity funds these plans invest in have actually performed, from the plans' own disclosures: private market performance, and where plans' numbers diverge on the same fund.