Seattle ERS Basics

  • Established 1929
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers local employees
  • Plan members covered by Social Security
  • Single employer

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Seattle ERS, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 1.38
2002 null
2003 1.53
2004 1.68
2005 1.79
2006 2.01
2007 2.12
2008 1.48
2009 1.65
2010 1.81
2011 1.75
2012 1.95
2013 2.22
2014 2.32
2015 2.31
2016 2.49
2017 2.85
2018 2.72
2019 3.15
2020 3.64
2021 4.13
2022 3.64

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Seattle ERS US State and Local Pensions
2001 1.9 2.4
2002 1.8 2.3
2003 1.7 2.2
2004 1.7 2.1
2005 1.7 2.1
2006 1.7 2.0
2007 1.7 2.0
2008 1.6 1.9
2009 1.7 1.9
2010 1.6 1.8
2011 1.5 1.7
2012 1.5 1.6
2013 1.5 1.5
2014 1.5 1.4
2015 1.4 1.4
2016 1.4 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 Seattle ERS, 2011-2021

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2011 11.2 0.8 13.4 12.1
2012 13.6 1.2 14.1 14.8
2013 15.0 1.4 15.1 16.5
2014 14.3 0.6 15.7 14.9
2015 15.8 0.0 15.7 15.6
2016 15.3 0.0 15.6 15.0
2017 15.3 0.1 15.5 15.4
2018 15.1 0.0 16.2 15.0
2019 15.2 0.0 16.4 14.6
2020 16.1 0.0 16.8 16.1
2021 16.1 0.0 17.4 16.1

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Seattle ERS, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Seattle ERS National Data
2001 87.5 101.7
2002 null 94.6
2003 85.9 88.8
2004 null 87.0
2005 88.8 85.4
2006 null 85.2
2007 92.4 86.3
2008 null 84.4
2009 62.0 78.4
2010 74.3 75.7
2011 68.3 74.3
2012 63.5 72.3
2013 64.2 71.8
2014 66.0 73.2
2015 66.5 73.2
2016 68.1 71.6
2017 69.9 72.0
2018 68.2 72.4
2019 68.9 72.5
2020 71.6 72.6
2021 75.0 75.8
2022 75.7 76.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Seattle ERS, 2021

Category Percent
Equities 50.0
Fixed Income 25.7
Private Equity 13.0
Real Estate 11.3
Cash 0.0
Other 0.1
Commodities 0.0
Hedge Fund 0.0
Misc. Alternatives 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Asset Allocation for State and Local Pensions, 2021

Category Percent
Equities 47.2
Fixed Income 21.8
Private Equity 11.3
Real Estate 7.9
Cash 2.1
Other 0.3
Commodities 2.1
Hedge Fund 5.7
Misc. Alternatives 1.7

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for Seattle ERS, 2011-2021

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2011 59.7 23.7 0.0 12.2 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 58.0 20.3 0.0 10.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.6
2013 60.4 21.1 0.0 10.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7
2014 58.3 21.4 1.7 10.6 2.5 0.3 5.2 0.0 0.0
2015 50.5 25.8 2.5 11.2 5.8 1.7 0.0 2.5 0.0
2016 55.9 26.1 4.4 11.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0
2017 55.3 26.6 5.3 10.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0
2018 52.2 25.7 8.4 11.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
2019 52.6 27.1 8.5 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0
2020 53.1 25.7 10.3 10.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 50.0 25.7 13.0 11.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of December 31 for Seattle ERS, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Seattle ERS Assumed return
2001 -6.00 8.00
2002 null null
2003 23.60 7.75
2004 11.50 null
2005 8.10 7.75
2006 13.90 null
2007 7.30 7.75
2008 -26.80 7.75
2009 10.80 7.75
2010 13.20 7.75
2011 0.00 7.75
2012 14.00 7.75
2013 15.50 7.75
2014 5.67 7.50
2015 0.26 7.50
2016 8.62 7.50
2017 16.00 7.50
2018 -3.79 7.25
2019 17.29 7.25
2020 12.53 7.25
2021 16.92 6.75
2022 -10.76 6.75

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Seattle ERS
2001-2022

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -10.5 1,383.7
2002 null null
2003 -18.2 1,527.5
2004 -14.8 1,684.5
2005 -22.8 1,791.8
2006 -23.7 2,011.2
2007 -30.9 2,119.4
2008 -23.0 1,477.4
2009 -27.0 1,645.3
2010 -41.1 1,812.8
2011 -43.5 1,753.5
2012 -32.8 1,951.4
2013 -24.3 2,216.9
2014 -16.7 2,322.7
2015 -16.8 2,313.0
2016 -14.5 2,488.5
2017 -24.8 2,852.9
2018 -28.9 2,717.4
2019 -33.3 3,149.9
2020 -12.1 3,641.5
2021 -29.5 4,134.8
2022 -43.0 3,638.9

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
Seattle ERS
2001-2022

Fiscal Year Seattle ERS National Average
2001 -0.8 -2.3
2002 null -1.0
2003 -1.2 -2.4
2004 -0.9 -2.6
2005 -1.3 -2.2
2006 -1.2 -2.2
2007 -1.5 -2.2
2008 -1.6 -2.9
2009 -1.6 -3.2
2010 -2.3 -3.2
2011 -2.5 -3.4
2012 -1.7 -3.3
2013 -1.1 -3.1
2014 -0.7 -2.9
2015 -0.7 -3.1
2016 -0.6 -3.2
2017 -0.9 -2.9
2018 -1.1 -3.1
2019 -1.1 -3.1
2020 -0.3 -2.8
2021 -0.7 -2.5
2022 -1.2 -2.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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2022 Financial Reports

Benefits

Website for Seattle ERS benefit descriptions.