Last verified 2026-10-01

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) — assets, returns and funding

Q: How much does Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) have in assets?

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) reported $92.7bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

Q: What return did Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) make on its investments?

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) reported a 10.4% 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 Teachers (STRS Ohio) fully funded?

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) was 80.9% 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 Teachers (STRS Ohio)'s money invested?

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) held 45.5% of its assets in public equities and 23.2% 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 Teachers (STRS Ohio) (Ohio) reported $92.7bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 10.4%, and was 80.9% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.

Total assets (FY 2025)	$92.7bn
1-year return	10.4%
5-year return (annualised)	10.3%
10-year return (annualised)	8.5%
Funded ratio (GASB)	80.9%

How the money is invested (asset allocation)

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) held 45.5% of its assets in public equities and 23.2% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 7 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:

Public equities	45.5%
Fixed income (bonds)	23.2%
Misc. alternatives	19.7%
Real estate	9.5%
Cash	2.1%
Private equity	0.0%
Hedge funds	0.0%

The plans most worth reading Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) 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 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
New York City (NY) ERS	$93.1bn	10.1%	82.2%	Similar size
North Carolina Teachers and State Employees	$93.4bn	9.9%	88.8%	Similar size

Questions this page answers

How much does Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) have in assets?

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) reported $92.7bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

What return did Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) make on its investments?

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) reported a 10.4% 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 Teachers (STRS Ohio) fully funded?

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) was 80.9% 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 Teachers (STRS Ohio)'s money invested?

Ohio Teachers (STRS Ohio) held 45.5% of its assets in public equities and 23.2% 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.