Delaware Police and Fire Basics

  • Established 1986
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers police and/or fire
  • Plan members covered by Social Security
  • Multiple employer, cost sharing plan

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Delaware Police and Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 0.03
2002 0.03
2003 0.04
2004 0.05
2005 0.06
2006 0.07
2007 0.09
2008 0.10
2009 0.10
2010 0.12
2011 0.16
2012 0.18
2013 0.20
2014 0.25
2015 0.27
2016 0.28
2017 0.33
2018 0.37
2019 0.40
2020 0.45
2021 0.63
2022 0.55
2023 0.58

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Delaware Police and Fire US State and Local Pensions
2001 43.9 2.4
2002 45.9 2.3
2003 37.5 2.2
2004 24.5 2.1
2005 27.0 2.1
2006 27.1 2.0
2007 25.7 2.0
2008 24.1 1.9
2009 21.7 1.9
2010 17.3 1.8
2011 14.5 1.7
2012 13.4 1.6
2013 12.4 1.5
2014 10.7 1.4
2015 9.4 1.4
2016 8.0 1.4
2017 6.5 1.4
2018 5.6 1.3
2019 4.9 1.3
2020 4.2 1.3
2021 3.9 1.2
2022 3.6 1.2
2023 3.5 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 Delaware Police and Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2001 13.6 0.0 13.5 13.6
2002 13.0 0.0 14.9 13.0
2003 12.1 0.0 19.4 12.1
2004 11.4 0.0 20.1 11.4
2005 16.9 0.0 24.8 16.9
2006 14.3 0.0 26.3 14.3
2007 12.8 0.0 27.8 12.8
2008 12.7 0.0 30.0 12.7
2009 21.6 0.0 32.9 21.6
2010 12.8 0.0 33.2 12.8
2011 12.7 0.0 35.0 12.7
2012 13.8 0.0 36.8 13.8
2013 12.7 0.0 37.5 12.7
2014 14.7 0.0 34.3 14.7
2015 14.2 0.0 35.0 14.2
2016 13.8 0.0 35.6 13.8
2017 13.8 0.0 34.1 13.8
2018 11.4 0.0 35.0 11.4
2019 16.7 0.0 35.8 16.7
2020 16.8 0.0 34.9 16.8
2021 16.6 0.0 36.0 16.6
2022 16.0 0.0 36.5 16.0
2023 11.3 0.0 35.1 11.3

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Delaware Police and Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Delaware Police and Fire National Data
2001 99.5 101.7
2002 115.5 94.6
2003 112.3 88.8
2004 108.2 87.0
2005 97.4 85.4
2006 99.0 85.2
2007 98.2 86.3
2008 98.6 84.4
2009 97.7 78.4
2010 95.9 75.7
2011 98.3 74.3
2012 96.2 72.3
2013 98.1 71.8
2014 100.9 73.2
2015 100.3 73.2
2016 101.7 71.6
2017 93.2 72.0
2018 93.3 72.4
2019 94.0 72.5
2020 95.4 72.6
2021 102.5 75.8
2022 100.2 76.2
2023 99.5 74.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Delaware Police and Fire, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 61.7
Fixed Income 38.3
Private Equity 0.0
Real Estate 0.0
Cash 0.0
Other 0.0
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, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 42.2
Fixed Income 20.5
Private Equity 14.0
Real Estate 10.5
Cash 1.8
Other 0.1
Commodities 2.7
Hedge Fund 6.6
Misc. Alternatives 1.8

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for Delaware Police and Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 57.7 31.6 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 61.3 28.6 10.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 65.1 19.9 11.3 0.0 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 54.6 19.8 9.5 0.0 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 63.7 18.4 10.0 0.0 7.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 59.8 19.0 10.8 0.0 10.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 46.6 27.6 10.5 0.0 15.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 54.6 27.3 18.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 47.8 28.9 23.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 44.6 29.8 25.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 48.1 27.4 24.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 44.9 29.9 25.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 54.1 27.0 18.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014 46.5 34.5 19.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015 47.3 30.5 22.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016 43.8 34.0 22.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 47.2 30.1 22.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 44.6 31.0 24.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019 43.0 34.6 22.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020 43.7 33.3 23.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 50.4 25.4 24.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022 46.8 23.6 29.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023 61.7 38.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of June 30 for Delaware Police and Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Delaware Police and Fire Assumed return
2001 -5.10 8.50
2002 -6.30 8.50
2003 3.10 8.50
2004 15.90 8.00
2005 9.60 8.00
2006 12.40 8.00
2007 15.90 8.00
2008 -1.30 8.00
2009 -15.80 8.00
2010 14.10 8.00
2011 24.30 7.50
2012 2.00 7.50
2013 11.10 7.50
2014 17.50 7.20
2015 3.90 7.20
2016 -1.30 7.20
2017 11.30 7.00
2018 10.60 7.00
2019 5.00 7.00
2020 10.00 7.00
2021 38.10 7.00
2022 -13.40 7.00
2023 5.30 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)
Delaware Police and Fire
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 3.7 29.7
2002 3.8 31.7
2003 4.1 37.1
2004 4.3 47.5
2005 6.8 59.1
2006 7.0 73.4
2007 7.7 93.3
2008 8.3 100.0
2009 14.5 98.9
2010 9.4 122.1
2011 9.5 161.2
2012 11.2 175.5
2013 9.9 204.7
2014 11.9 252.7
2015 11.1 273.1
2016 15.1 284.3
2017 9.7 325.9
2018 7.4 367.5
2019 11.4 396.8
2020 10.0 446.4
2021 9.0 625.8
2022 8.7 549.0
2023 3.3 580.3

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
Delaware Police and Fire
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Delaware Police and Fire National Average
2001 12.3 -2.0
2002 12.2 -2.4
2003 10.9 -2.5
2004 9.1 -1.8
2005 11.5 -2.2
2006 9.6 -2.2
2007 8.3 -2.0
2008 8.3 -2.1
2009 14.7 -3.1
2010 7.7 -3.2
2011 5.9 -3.0
2012 6.4 -3.2
2013 4.9 -3.1
2014 4.7 -2.9
2015 4.0 -2.7
2016 5.3 -2.9
2017 3.0 -2.8
2018 2.0 -2.4
2019 2.9 -2.4
2020 2.2 -2.3
2021 1.4 -2.0
2022 1.6 -1.9
2023 0.6 -1.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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