TEXPERS releases annual study on Asset Allocation and Pension performance

In a press release today, the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems noted that Texas’ local pensions for police, firefighters and municipal employees increased their rate of return for the 20-year period which matters most in determining pension health.

See the full report here and the press release below, but here are some highlights in terms of pension performance.

Best       20-year average return – 10.14% – Big Spring Firemen’s Relief and Retirement Fund

15-year average return –8.3% -- Houston Municipal Employees Pension System

10-year average return – 9.35% -- Houston Municipal Employees Pension System

5-year average return – 11.10% - VIA Metropolitan Transit Retirement Plan

3-year average return – 15.83% -- Irving Firemen’s Relief and Retirement System

1-year average return – 12.41% - Irving Firemen’s Relief and Retirement System