Missouri State Employees — assets, returns and funding
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Missouri State Employees (Missouri) reported $9.4bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 9.8%, and was 55.4% funded — in the strained sub-60% range.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $9.4bn |
| 1-year return | 9.8% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 6.6% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 5.4% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 55.4% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Missouri State Employees held 35.2% of its assets in public equities and 22.5% in hedge funds for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 6 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 35.2% |
| Hedge funds | 22.5% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 17.0% |
| Private equity | 14.9% |
| Real estate | 9.5% |
| Commodities | 0.9% |
Compare Missouri State Employees with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Missouri State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Teachers | $55.6bn | 10.9% | 89.1% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri Local | $11.3bn | 6.4% | 92.3% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri PEERS | $7.6bn | 10.9% | 89.9% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri DOT and Highway | $4.1bn | 12.7% | 75.7% | Same state — Missouri |
| Kansas City (MO) ERS | $1.2bn | 8.1% | 79.6% | Same state — Missouri |
| Kansas City (MO) Police | $1.0bn | 6.9% | 66.2% | Same state — Missouri |
Questions this page answers
How much does Missouri State Employees have in assets?
Missouri State Employees reported $9.4bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Missouri State Employees make on its investments?
Missouri State Employees reported a 9.8% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 5.4% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Missouri State Employees fully funded?
Missouri State Employees was 55.4% 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 Missouri State Employees's money invested?
Missouri State Employees held 35.2% of its assets in public equities and 22.5% in hedge funds, 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.