Knox County (TN) Employees — assets, returns and funding
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Knox County (TN) Employees (Tennessee) reported $35m of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 7.8%, and was 65.9% funded — below the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $35m |
| 1-year return | 7.8% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 7.7% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 6.5% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 65.9% |
Compare Knox County (TN) Employees with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Knox County (TN) Employees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson (TN) ERS | $4.4bn | 7.3% | 96.1% | Same state — Tennessee |
| Knox County (TN) Police | $245m | 10.6% | 64.4% | Same state — Tennessee |
| Knox County (TN) Teachers | $40m | 7.7% | 74.0% | Same state — Tennessee |
| TN Political Subdivisions | $0k | 10.2% | — | Same state — Tennessee |
| TN State and Teachers | $0k | 10.2% | — | Same state — Tennessee |
| Birmingham (AL) Police and Fire | $19m | 9.8% | — | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Knox County (TN) Employees have in assets?
Knox County (TN) Employees reported $35m in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Knox County (TN) Employees make on its investments?
Knox County (TN) Employees reported a 7.8% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 6.5% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Knox County (TN) Employees fully funded?
Knox County (TN) Employees was 65.9% 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).
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.