Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal — assets, returns and funding
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Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal (Pennsylvania) reported $343m of assets for fiscal year 2024, a one-year investment return of 10.4%, and was 98.6% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2024) | $343m |
| 1-year return | 10.4% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 7.7% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 7.6% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 98.6% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal held 61.3% of its assets in public equities and 15.2% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2024 — the largest of 6 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 61.3% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 15.2% |
| Hedge funds | 8.4% |
| Private equity | 8.2% |
| Real estate | 4.5% |
| Cash | 2.3% |
Compare Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania School Employees | $82.6bn | 9.7% | 66.6% | Same state — Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania State ERS | $42.6bn | 13.7% | 71.7% | Same state — Pennsylvania |
| Philadelphia (PA) Municipal | $9.5bn | 12.8% | 65.4% | Same state — Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania Municipal | $4.0bn | 14.1% | 101.7% | Same state — Pennsylvania |
| Pittsburgh (PA) Fire | $386m | 11.8% | — | Same state — Pennsylvania |
| Pittsburgh (PA) Police | $369m | 10.4% | 69.9% | Same state — Pennsylvania |
Questions this page answers
How much does Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal have in assets?
Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal reported $343m in total assets for fiscal year 2024, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal make on its investments?
Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal reported a 10.4% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2024, and 7.6% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal fully funded?
Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal was 98.6% funded for fiscal year 2024 — 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 Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal's money invested?
Pittsburgh (PA) Municipal held 61.3% of its assets in public equities and 15.2% in fixed income (bonds), its largest sleeves for fiscal year 2024 (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.