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Chicago Fire Basics

  • Established 1931
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers police and/or fire
  • Plan members not covered by Social Security
  • Single employer

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Chicago Fire, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 1.10
2002 0.91
2003 1.11
2004 1.21
2005 1.27
2006 1.39
2007 1.47
2008 0.91
2009 1.05
2010 1.11
2011 0.99
2012 1.03
2013 1.12
2014 1.04
2015 1.05
2016 1.02
2017 1.13
2018 1.04
2019 1.15
2020 1.31
2021 1.47
2022 1.36

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Chicago Fire US State and Local Pensions
2001 1.1 2.4
2002 1.1 2.3
2003 1.1 2.2
2004 1.1 2.1
2005 1.1 2.1
2006 1.2 2.0
2007 1.1 2.0
2008 1.2 1.9
2009 1.2 1.9
2010 1.1 1.8
2011 1.1 1.7
2012 1.0 1.6
2013 1.0 1.5
2014 1.0 1.4
2015 1.0 1.4
2016 1.0 1.4
2017 0.9 1.4
2018 0.9 1.3
2019 0.9 1.3
2020 0.9 1.3
2021 0.9 1.2
2022 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 Chicago Fire, 2002-2022

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2002 null null 13.9 null
2003 null null 18.9 null
2004 null null 21.7 null
2005 null null 23.5 null
2006 null null 24.8 null
2007 null null 27.4 null
2008 null null 27.9 null
2009 null null 29.2 null
2010 null null 31.2 null
2011 null null 33.5 null
2012 null null 34.0 null
2013 null null 34.7 null
2014 null null 34.5 null
2015 50.7 18.8 40.0 69.5
2016 32.2 37.6 38.9 69.8
2017 48.7 30.8 39.6 79.4
2018 54.6 35.6 39.1 90.2
2019 55.9 40.8 39.4 96.7
2020 73.6 19.6 40.1 93.2
2021 70.7 21.0 40.4 91.6
2022 76.0 21.1 40.5 97.0

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Chicago Fire, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Chicago Fire National Data
2001 60.2 101.7
2002 57.9 94.6
2003 47.4 88.8
2004 42.3 87.0
2005 41.8 85.4
2006 41.0 85.2
2007 42.8 86.3
2008 40.3 84.4
2009 37.0 78.4
2010 32.8 75.7
2011 28.6 74.3
2012 24.7 72.3
2013 24.0 71.8
2014 22.8 73.2
2015 23.2 73.2
2016 21.3 71.6
2017 20.1 72.0
2018 18.4 72.4
2019 18.2 72.5
2020 19.4 72.6
2021 20.1 75.8
2022 20.8 76.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Chicago Fire, 2022

Category Percent
Equities 59.3
Fixed Income 24.7
Private Equity 3.6
Real Estate 8.6
Cash 0.2
Other 0.0
Commodities 1.1
Hedge Fund 0.4
Misc. Alternatives 2.1

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 Chicago Fire, 2002-2022

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2002 74.7 24.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
2003 null null null null null null null null null
2004 null null null null null null null null null
2005 78.5 18.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8
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 69.0 24.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2011 71.1 21.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5
2012 null null null null null null null null null
2013 71.8 22.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
2014 69.7 24.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
2015 70.4 24.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6
2016 65.9 28.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.2
2017 68.4 27.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8
2018 67.0 25.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8
2019 66.0 25.9 1.0 4.4 0.7 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
2020 60.4 23.8 1.2 8.1 0.9 0.0 1.8 0.0 3.8
2021 62.3 22.3 2.0 7.4 1.5 0.0 1.6 0.0 2.9
2022 59.3 24.7 3.6 8.6 0.2 0.0 1.1 0.4 2.1

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of December 31 for Chicago Fire, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Chicago Fire Assumed return
2001 -6.11 8.00
2002 -13.60 8.00
2003 31.50 8.00
2004 14.80 8.00
2005 10.70 8.00
2006 15.50 8.00
2007 12.20 8.00
2008 -36.10 8.00
2009 27.80 8.00
2010 17.70 8.00
2011 -2.00 8.00
2012 16.20 8.00
2013 22.00 8.00
2014 3.90 8.00
2015 0.40 7.50
2016 8.00 7.50
2017 18.30 7.50
2018 -6.20 6.75
2019 21.00 6.75
2020 12.40 6.75
2021 32.00 6.75
2022 -14.20 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)
Chicago Fire
2001-2022

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -48.4 1,104.9
2002 -53.7 907.8
2003 -48.3 1,109.6
2004 -67.2 1,206.2
2005 -44.0 1,274.7
2006 -57.7 1,391.5
2007 -71.0 1,469.5
2008 -71.3 914.2
2009 -71.1 1,051.6
2010 -96.4 1,106.1
2011 -89.9 993.8
2012 -100.0 1,032.4
2013 -106.2 1,116.7
2014 -111.6 1,036.0
2015 1.5 1,045.1
2016 -87.0 1,019.0
2017 -33.5 1,126.2
2018 -32.4 1,035.8
2019 -47.6 1,149.8
2020 53.7 1,308.9
2021 28.0 1,466.4
2022 46.9 1,357.7

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
Chicago Fire
2001-2022

Fiscal Year Chicago Fire National Average
2001 -4.4 -2.3
2002 -5.9 -1.0
2003 -4.4 -2.4
2004 -5.6 -2.6
2005 -3.5 -2.2
2006 -4.1 -2.2
2007 -4.8 -2.2
2008 -7.8 -2.9
2009 -6.8 -3.2
2010 -8.7 -3.2
2011 -9.0 -3.4
2012 -9.7 -3.3
2013 -9.5 -3.1
2014 -10.8 -2.9
2015 0.1 -3.1
2016 -8.5 -3.2
2017 -3.0 -2.9
2018 -3.1 -3.1
2019 -4.1 -3.1
2020 4.1 -2.8
2021 1.9 -2.5
2022 3.5 -2.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Benefits

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