Ohio School Employees — assets, returns and funding
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Ohio School Employees (Ohio) reported $19.8bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 11.2%, and was 79.0% funded — below the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $19.8bn |
| 1-year return | 11.2% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 10.6% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 8.6% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 79.0% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Ohio School Employees held 43.5% of its assets in public equities and 13.1% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 7 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 43.5% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 13.1% |
| Private equity | 12.9% |
| Real estate | 10.3% |
| Hedge funds | 9.1% |
| Commodities | 7.1% |
| Cash | 4.0% |
Compare Ohio School Employees with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Ohio School 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio PERS | $116.7bn | 14.9% | 82.8% | Same state — Ohio |
| 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 |
| Cincinnati (OH) ERS | $1.8bn | 10.6% | 72.0% | Same state — Ohio |
| San Diego County (CA) ERA | $19.7bn | 11.2% | 80.2% | Similar size |
| Minnesota State Employees | $19.5bn | 10.9% | 95.0% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Ohio School Employees have in assets?
Ohio School Employees reported $19.8bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Ohio School Employees make on its investments?
Ohio School Employees reported a 11.2% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.6% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Ohio School Employees fully funded?
Ohio School Employees was 79.0% 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).
How is Ohio School Employees's money invested?
Ohio School Employees held 43.5% of its assets in public equities and 13.1% in fixed income (bonds), 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.