Last verified 2026-10-01

Mississippi PERS — assets, returns and funding

Q: How much does Mississippi PERS have in assets?

Mississippi PERS reported $35.6bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

Q: What return did Mississippi PERS make on its investments?

Mississippi PERS reported a 11.7% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.6% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.

Q: Is Mississippi PERS fully funded?

Mississippi PERS was 56.7% funded for fiscal year 2025 — in the strained range, near 60% or below. US public plans face no federal funding minimum, and actuaries add that the trend matters more than any single line (Public Plans Database).

Q: How is Mississippi PERS's money invested?

Mississippi PERS held 59.1% of its assets in public equities and 20.3% in fixed income (bonds), its largest sleeves for fiscal year 2025 (Public Plans Database).

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Newest reported year for this plan: fiscal year 2025 — public plans publish audited figures 6–12 months after year end, and the database compiles them in batches, so this is the current public record, not a stale copy.

Mississippi PERS (Mississippi) reported $35.6bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 11.7%, and was 56.7% funded — in the strained sub-60% range.

Total assets (FY 2025)	$35.6bn
1-year return	11.7%
5-year return (annualised)	10.1%
10-year return (annualised)	8.6%
Funded ratio (GASB)	56.7%

How the money is invested (asset allocation)

Mississippi PERS held 59.1% of its assets in public equities and 20.3% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 6 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:

Public equities	59.1%
Fixed income (bonds)	20.3%
Private equity	11.0%
Real estate	8.5%
Cash	0.7%
Hedge funds	0.4%

The plans most worth reading Mississippi PERS 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
Alabama Teachers	$34.6bn	10.2%	68.4%	Similar size
North Carolina Local Government	$37.0bn	9.9%	85.2%	Similar size
New Jersey Teachers	$33.9bn	11.0%	48.6%	Similar size
San Francisco (CA) ERS	$37.5bn	7.9%	96.8%	Similar size
New Jersey Police & Fire	$37.5bn	11.0%	67.7%	Similar size
Minnesota GERF	$32.6bn	10.9%	87.6%	Similar size

Questions this page answers

How much does Mississippi PERS have in assets?

Mississippi PERS reported $35.6bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

What return did Mississippi PERS make on its investments?

Mississippi PERS reported a 11.7% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.6% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.

Is Mississippi PERS fully funded?

Mississippi PERS was 56.7% funded for fiscal year 2025 — in the strained range, near 60% or below. 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 Mississippi PERS's money invested?

Mississippi PERS held 59.1% of its assets in public equities and 20.3% in fixed income (bonds), its largest sleeves for fiscal year 2025 (Public Plans Database).

Figures as reported for fiscal year 2025 · Data: Public Plans Database (Center for Retirement Research at Boston College / MissionSquare Research Institute / NASRA) — used with attribution under its non-commercial terms · Refresh: quarterly pull, annual figures · Limitations: public plans report with a lag — FY figures arrive months after year end; returns are as reported by the plan, net/gross basis varies by plan

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.