Missouri Teachers — assets, returns and funding
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Missouri Teachers (Missouri) reported $55.6bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 10.9%, and was 89.1% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $55.6bn |
| 1-year return | 10.9% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 10.3% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 8.5% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 89.1% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Missouri Teachers held 44.6% of its assets in public equities and 16.9% in private equity for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 6 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 44.6% |
| Private equity | 16.9% |
| Hedge funds | 13.6% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 12.8% |
| Real estate | 10.1% |
| Cash | 2.0% |
Compare Missouri Teachers with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Missouri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Local | $11.3bn | 6.4% | 92.3% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri State Employees | $9.4bn | 9.8% | 55.4% | 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 Teachers have in assets?
Missouri Teachers reported $55.6bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Missouri Teachers make on its investments?
Missouri Teachers reported a 10.9% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.5% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Missouri Teachers fully funded?
Missouri Teachers was 89.1% funded for fiscal year 2025 — above 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 Missouri Teachers's money invested?
Missouri Teachers held 44.6% of its assets in public equities and 16.9% in private equity, 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.