OP&F tops among Ohio pension funds for 2024 investment returns

According to a recent article in the Columbus Dispatch, OP&F had the best investment returns of the five public retirement systems in Ohio for the calendar year 2024. OP&F had an estimated return of 10.66 percent for the year. The target return is 7.5 percent. The article, Ohio’s 5 public pension funds grew in 2024 to more than $265 billion, was published on Feb. 3. Below is a breakdown of the investment returns of each pension fund, according to the article:

• Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund: 10.66%. Total portfolio is $18.7 billion.
• Ohio Public Employees Retirement System: 8.62% on its pension fund and 10% on its health care fund. Total portfolio is $130 billion.
• State Teachers Retirement System: 9.98%. Total portfolio is now $96.3 billion.
• School Employees Retirement System: 9.54%. Total portfolio is $19.5 billion.
• Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirement System: 9.6%. The portfolio is worth $1.1 billion.

Posted 2/03/2025