Wichita (KS) ERS — assets, returns and funding
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Wichita (KS) ERS (Kansas) reported $694m of assets for fiscal year 2024, a one-year investment return of 13.9%, and was 88.0% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2024) | $694m |
| 1-year return | 13.9% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 8.7% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 8.0% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 88.0% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Wichita (KS) ERS held 70.9% of its assets in public equities and 17.5% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2024 — the largest of 7 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 70.9% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 17.5% |
| Commodities | 5.8% |
| Real estate | 4.7% |
| Cash | 1.1% |
| Private equity | 0.0% |
| Hedge funds | 0.0% |
Compare Wichita (KS) ERS with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Wichita (KS) ERS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas PERS | $29.4bn | 10.3% | 74.0% | Same state — Kansas |
| Wichita (KS) Police and Fire | $922m | 13.9% | 87.0% | Same state — Kansas |
| Montana Municipal Police | $690m | 9.5% | 74.6% | Similar size |
| Sioux Falls (SD) ERS | $685m | 13.6% | 106.2% | Similar size |
| Kansas City (MO) Fire | $684m | 7.5% | 70.2% | Similar size |
| Charlotte (NC) Firefighters' RS | $712m | 11.8% | 68.8% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Wichita (KS) ERS have in assets?
Wichita (KS) ERS reported $694m in total assets for fiscal year 2024, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Wichita (KS) ERS make on its investments?
Wichita (KS) ERS reported a 13.9% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2024, and 8.0% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Wichita (KS) ERS fully funded?
Wichita (KS) ERS was 88.0% 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 Wichita (KS) ERS's money invested?
Wichita (KS) ERS held 70.9% of its assets in public equities and 17.5% 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.