Vermont Municipal Employees — assets, returns and funding
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Vermont Municipal Employees (Vermont) reported $1.1bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 10.5%, and was 74.3% funded — below the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $1.1bn |
| 1-year return | 10.5% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 8.5% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 7.0% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 74.3% |
Compare Vermont Municipal Employees with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Vermont Municipal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Teachers | $3.1bn | 11.0% | 63.4% | Same state — Vermont |
| Vermont State Employees | $2.9bn | 10.5% | 73.2% | Same state — Vermont |
| Burlington (VT) ERS | $269m | 12.6% | 66.3% | Same state — Vermont |
| Miami (FL) General and Sanitation | $1.1bn | 13.0% | 71.5% | Similar size |
| Birmingham (AL) RRS | $1.1bn | 10.4% | — | Similar size |
| Austin (TX) Police | $1.1bn | 8.6% | 58.3% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Vermont Municipal Employees have in assets?
Vermont Municipal Employees reported $1.1bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Vermont Municipal Employees make on its investments?
Vermont Municipal Employees reported a 10.5% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 7.0% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Vermont Municipal Employees fully funded?
Vermont Municipal Employees was 74.3% 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).
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.