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Monday, May 20, 2024

Report: Lisle-Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund lost $4,478,794 in investment income in 2018

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.5 percent, the Lisle-Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund lost 7.5 percent on its investments in 2018, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The DOI biennial report detailing the health of each of the pension funds shows the Lisle-Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund's had $62,651,404 in investment assets last year. It paid $207,124 in investment expenses and lost $4,478,794 in investment income.

Pension funds and retirement systems set actuarial assumptions to project returns on investments to cover obligations to pensioners. When they fall short, the difference has to be made up from other sources – primarily from taxpayers and member contributions.

Lisle-Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund investment performance
20142015201620172018
Investment assets$54,370,509$54,504,780$58,677,043$66,973,195$62,651,404
Investment expenses$255,289$200,888$178,252$198,928$207,124
Investment income$1,840,644-$713,636$3,933,905$7,641,873-$4,478,794
Net investment income to assets2.9-1.76.411.1-7.5
Actuarial assumption6.86.86.86.56.5

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