Last verified 2026-10-01

Ohio PERS — assets, returns and funding

Q: How much does Ohio PERS have in assets?

Ohio PERS reported $116.7bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

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

Ohio PERS reported a 14.9% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.5% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.

Q: Is Ohio PERS fully funded?

Ohio PERS was 82.8% 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).

Q: How is Ohio PERS's money invested?

Ohio PERS held 62.4% of its assets in public equities and 36.4% 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.

Ohio PERS (Ohio) reported $116.7bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 14.9%, and was 82.8% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.

Total assets (FY 2025)	$116.7bn
1-year return	14.9%
5-year return (annualised)	7.1%
10-year return (annualised)	8.5%
Funded ratio (GASB)	82.8%

How the money is invested (asset allocation)

Ohio PERS held 62.4% of its assets in public equities and 36.4% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 6 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:

Public equities	62.4%
Fixed income (bonds)	36.4%
Hedge funds	0.7%
Private equity	0.2%
Real estate	0.2%
Cash	0.1%

The plans most worth reading Ohio 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
Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio)	$92.7bn	10.4%	80.9%	Same state — Ohio
Ohio Police & Fire	$20.4bn	18.5%	67.2%	Same state — Ohio
Ohio School Employees	$19.8bn	11.2%	79.0%	Same state — Ohio
Cincinnati (OH) ERS	$1.8bn	10.6%	72.0%	Same state — Ohio
Georgia Teachers	$116.8bn	12.2%	77.9%	Similar size
Virginia RS	$114.4bn	9.9%	85.1%	Similar size

Questions this page answers

How much does Ohio PERS have in assets?

Ohio PERS reported $116.7bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

What return did Ohio PERS make on its investments?

Ohio PERS reported a 14.9% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.5% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.

Is Ohio PERS fully funded?

Ohio PERS was 82.8% 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 Ohio PERS's money invested?

Ohio PERS held 62.4% of its assets in public equities and 36.4% 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.