Colorado State Basics

  • Established 1931
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers state employees
  • Plan members not covered by Social Security
  • Multiple employer, cost sharing plan

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Colorado State, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 10.08
2002 8.70
2003 10.72
2004 11.86
2005 12.63
2006 14.04
2007 14.85
2008 10.51
2009 11.61
2010 12.49
2011 12.02
2012 12.80
2013 13.98
2014 14.01
2015 13.46
2016 13.63
2017 15.22
2018 13.97
2019 15.99
2020 17.88
2021 19.99
2022 16.74

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Colorado State US State and Local Pensions
2001 1.2 2.4
2002 1.1 2.3
2003 1.1 2.2
2004 1.0 2.1
2005 1.9 2.1
2006 1.8 2.0
2007 1.8 2.0
2008 1.8 1.9
2009 1.7 1.9
2010 1.7 1.8
2011 1.7 1.7
2012 1.6 1.6
2013 1.6 1.5
2014 1.5 1.4
2015 1.5 1.4
2016 1.5 1.4
2017 1.4 1.4
2018 1.4 1.3
2019 1.3 1.3
2020 1.3 1.3
2021 1.2 1.2
2022 1.2 1.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Costs

Employer's Annual Required Contribution as a Percentage of Payroll and Portion Paid for Colorado State, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2001 6.3 0.0 8.7 6.3
2002 6.0 0.0 8.7 6.0
2003 7.7 3.4 10.5 11.1
2004 8.8 8.5 11.8 17.3
2005 9.3 10.0 13.7 19.3
2006 10.0 7.2 14.3 17.2
2007 10.3 6.9 13.9 17.2
2008 11.3 7.2 12.8 18.4
2009 12.4 5.6 14.4 17.9
2010 11.7 7.2 15.5 18.9
2011 11.6 2.0 16.4 13.6
2012 13.7 2.8 18.1 16.5
2013 15.8 4.2 20.3 20.0
2014 17.3 3.5 20.6 20.8
2015 18.3 4.5 20.6 22.8
2016 19.3 3.5 21.5 22.8
2017 20.3 2.9 21.4 23.2
2018 22.8 4.0 22.5 26.8
2019 23.0 0.9 22.6 23.9
2020 20.9 3.4 23.4 24.3
2021 24.0 0.0 23.6 21.7
2022 28.4 0.0 24.1 24.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Colorado State, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Colorado State National Data
2001 100.0 101.7
2002 100.0 94.6
2003 100.0 88.8
2004 100.0 87.0
2005 71.5 85.4
2006 73.0 85.2
2007 73.3 86.3
2008 67.9 84.4
2009 67.0 78.4
2010 62.8 75.7
2011 57.7 74.3
2012 59.2 72.3
2013 57.5 71.8
2014 57.8 73.2
2015 57.6 73.2
2016 54.6 71.6
2017 57.5 72.0
2018 56.1 72.4
2019 58.0 72.5
2020 59.1 72.6
2021 64.0 75.8
2022 66.5 76.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Colorado State, 2022

Category Percent
Equities 52.8
Fixed Income 19.4
Private Equity 9.2
Real Estate 11.9
Cash 0.4
Other 0.0
Commodities 0.0
Hedge Fund 6.3
Misc. Alternatives 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Asset Allocation for State and Local Pensions, 2022

Category Percent
Equities 41.4
Fixed Income 20.6
Private Equity 13.9
Real Estate 10.8
Cash 2.2
Other 0.4
Commodities 2.5
Hedge Fund 6.5
Misc. Alternatives 1.7

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for Colorado State, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 65.8 10.4 10.7 9.9 2.3 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
2002 61.0 12.8 11.1 11.2 2.7 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0
2003 58.8 18.7 11.1 8.4 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
2004 58.2 20.5 10.2 7.3 2.8 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
2005 60.2 23.4 8.6 6.1 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
2006 59.5 23.5 8.3 6.9 0.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
2007 59.0 23.9 7.7 7.6 0.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
2008 51.6 26.6 8.9 8.9 2.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0
2009 58.9 22.4 9.6 6.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0
2010 57.9 23.0 9.3 7.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0
2011 55.5 23.6 9.3 8.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0
2012 56.5 23.3 8.7 8.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0
2013 58.4 23.4 7.8 7.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0
2014 56.5 24.9 7.8 7.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0
2015 55.5 24.7 8.2 8.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0
2016 55.9 22.7 8.4 9.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0
2017 57.7 21.9 8.0 8.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0
2018 53.4 24.0 8.8 9.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0
2019 56.9 22.1 8.1 8.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0
2020 58.0 20.8 8.1 8.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 0.0
2021 58.3 18.4 9.2 8.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 4.7 0.0
2022 52.8 19.4 9.2 11.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 6.3 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of December 31 for Colorado State, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Colorado State Assumed return
2001 -7.70 8.75
2002 -11.79 8.75
2003 24.06 8.50
2004 14.10 8.50
2005 9.80 8.50
2006 15.70 8.50
2007 10.00 8.50
2008 -26.00 8.50
2009 17.40 8.00
2010 14.00 8.00
2011 1.90 8.00
2012 12.90 8.00
2013 15.60 7.50
2014 5.70 7.50
2015 1.50 7.50
2016 7.30 7.25
2017 18.10 7.25
2018 -3.50 7.25
2019 20.30 7.25
2020 17.40 7.25
2021 16.10 7.25
2022 -13.40 7.25

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Colorado State
2001-2022

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -189.9 10,077.8
2002 -149.1 8,703.7
2003 -40.7 10,719.2
2004 -303.4 11,863.7
2005 -352.2 12,629.1
2006 -509.7 14,041.3
2007 -577.5 14,852.0
2008 -597.9 10,508.3
2009 -639.1 11,611.8
2010 -677.8 12,487.1
2011 -697.4 12,022.7
2012 -736.7 12,797.4
2013 -753.4 13,980.5
2014 -750.6 14,013.9
2015 -768.8 13,460.5
2016 -791.0 13,626.2
2017 -810.0 15,223.7
2018 -767.6 13,966.4
2019 -738.3 15,992.9
2020 -775.2 17,879.9
2021 -706.9 19,985.6
2022 -584.4 16,744.3

Source: Public Plans Database

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Note: The PPD average is for plans with a similar fiscal year end (FYE) date to the plan presented on this page.


Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Colorado State
2001-2022

Fiscal Year Colorado State National Average
2001 -1.9 -2.3
2002 -1.7 -1.0
2003 -0.4 -2.4
2004 -2.6 -2.6
2005 -2.8 -2.2
2006 -3.6 -2.2
2007 -3.9 -2.2
2008 -5.7 -2.9
2009 -5.5 -3.2
2010 -5.4 -3.2
2011 -5.8 -3.4
2012 -5.8 -3.3
2013 -5.4 -3.1
2014 -5.4 -2.9
2015 -5.7 -3.1
2016 -5.8 -3.2
2017 -5.3 -2.9
2018 -5.5 -3.1
2019 -4.6 -3.1
2020 -4.3 -2.8
2021 -3.5 -2.5
2022 -3.5 -2.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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2022 Financial Reports

Benefits

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