Atlanta ERS Basics

  • Established 1927
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers local employees
  • Plan members not covered by Social Security
  • Single employer

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Atlanta ERS, 2001-2021

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 null
2002 0.60
2003 0.67
2004 0.74
2005 0.78
2006 0.77
2007 0.83
2008 0.83
2009 0.78
2010 0.85
2011 0.96
2012 1.03
2013 1.13
2014 1.27
2015 1.28
2016 1.25
2017 1.37
2018 1.46
2019 1.50
2020 1.50
2021 1.91

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2021

Fiscal Year Atlanta ERS US State and Local Pensions
2001 null 2.4
2002 null 2.3
2003 null 2.2
2004 1.2 2.1
2005 1.1 2.1
2006 1.1 2.0
2007 1.1 2.0
2008 1.3 1.9
2009 1.0 1.9
2010 0.9 1.8
2011 0.8 1.7
2012 0.8 1.6
2013 0.8 1.5
2014 0.9 1.4
2015 0.9 1.4
2016 0.9 1.4
2017 1.0 1.4
2018 1.0 1.3
2019 0.9 1.3
2020 1.0 1.3
2021 0.9 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 Atlanta ERS, 2008-2021

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2008 39.1 0.0 12.9 38.4
2009 46.6 0.0 14.4 46.6
2010 36.3 0.0 15.5 36.3
2011 34.0 0.0 16.3 34.0
2012 25.3 0.0 17.9 25.3
2013 29.1 0.0 20.2 29.1
2014 29.6 0.0 20.5 29.6
2015 31.7 0.0 20.2 31.7
2016 31.7 0.0 20.9 31.7
2017 31.1 0.0 19.6 31.1
2018 27.5 0.0 20.6 27.5
2019 25.0 0.0 20.7 25.0
2020 23.4 0.0 21.4 23.4
2021 24.9 0.0 21.8 24.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Atlanta ERS, 2001-2021

Fiscal Year Atlanta ERS National Data
2001 68.5 101.7
2002 67.0 95.2
2003 61.3 89.0
2004 59.6 87.2
2005 52.6 85.4
2006 55.5 85.3
2007 52.2 86.3
2008 55.9 84.4
2009 59.5 78.4
2010 53.7 75.7
2011 51.2 74.3
2012 51.0 72.3
2013 51.2 71.9
2014 55.5 73.2
2015 57.8 73.2
2016 60.4 71.6
2017 67.0 72.1
2018 68.1 72.4
2019 69.4 72.5
2020 68.0 72.7
2021 72.4 75.7

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Atlanta ERS, 2021

Category Percent
Equities 73.6
Fixed Income 21.2
Private Equity 0.0
Real Estate 2.6
Cash 1.6
Other 0.0
Commodities 0.0
Hedge Fund 0.0
Misc. Alternatives 1.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Asset Allocation for State and Local Pensions, 2021

Category Percent
Equities 47.1
Fixed Income 21.6
Private Equity 11.3
Real Estate 8.0
Cash 2.1
Other 0.6
Commodities 1.9
Hedge Fund 5.8
Misc. Alternatives 1.6

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for Atlanta ERS, 2001-2021

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 null null null null null null null null null
2002 null null null null null null null null null
2003 null null null null null null null null null
2004 null null null null null null null null null
2005 null null null null null null null null null
2006 null null null null null null null null null
2007 null null null null null null null null null
2008 null null null null null null null null null
2009 null null null null null null null null null
2010 null null null null null null null null null
2011 null null null null null null null null null
2012 null null null null null null null null null
2013 null null null null null null null null null
2014 null null null null null null null null null
2015 null null null null null null null null null
2016 null null null null null null null null null
2017 66.0 19.4 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 7.5 4.5
2018 65.1 20.8 0.0 0.0 1.1 7.7 0.0 0.0 5.3
2019 73.4 19.0 0.0 2.8 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
2020 77.5 16.1 0.0 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
2021 73.6 21.2 0.0 2.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of June 30 for Atlanta ERS, 2001-2021

Fiscal Year Atlanta ERS Assumed return
2001 -1.86 8.00
2002 -7.67 8.00
2003 15.12 8.00
2004 10.24 8.00
2005 0.90 8.00
2006 0.06 8.00
2007 9.06 8.00
2008 -13.98 8.00
2009 17.62 8.00
2010 14.65 8.00
2011 1.02 8.00
2012 13.80 8.00
2013 16.32 7.50
2014 8.36 7.50
2015 -0.26 7.50
2016 8.33 7.50
2017 13.32 7.25
2018 10.27 7.25
2019 6.09 7.25
2020 3.56 7.00
2021 13.80 7.00

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Atlanta ERS
2001-2021

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 null null
2002 -16.5 601.7
2003 -20.8 673.2
2004 -8.7 741.1
2005 3.1 775.9
2006 -1.5 774.9
2007 0.4 830.3
2008 5.9 828.6
2009 2.3 782.4
2010 -28.7 850.6
2011 -36.9 963.5
2012 -66.7 1,027.8
2013 -61.4 1,129.9
2014 -65.0 1,274.7
2015 -52.8 1,284.8
2016 -45.5 1,246.7
2017 -46.8 1,368.8
2018 -48.1 1,456.1
2019 -39.2 1,502.9
2020 -56.1 1,499.6
2021 -54.4 1,909.7

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
Atlanta ERS
2001-2021

Fiscal Year Atlanta ERS National Average
2001 null -2.0
2002 -2.7 -2.4
2003 -3.1 -2.6
2004 -1.2 -1.8
2005 0.4 -2.2
2006 -0.2 -2.2
2007 0.0 -2.0
2008 0.7 -2.2
2009 0.3 -3.1
2010 -3.4 -3.2
2011 -3.8 -3.0
2012 -6.5 -3.2
2013 -5.4 -3.2
2014 -5.1 -2.9
2015 -4.1 -2.7
2016 -3.6 -2.9
2017 -3.4 -2.8
2018 -3.3 -2.4
2019 -2.6 -2.4
2020 -3.7 -2.3
2021 -2.8 -2.0

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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2021 Financial Reports

Benefits

Website for Atlanta ERS benefit descriptions.