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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Report: Glen Ellyn Police Pension Fund lost $1,664,257 in investment income in 2018

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.5 percent, the Glen Ellyn Police Pension Fund lost 6.1 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 Glen Ellyn Police Pension Fund's had $28,757,784 in investment assets last year. It paid $82,791 in investment expenses and lost $1,664,257 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.

Glen Ellyn Police Pension Fund investment performance
20142015201620172018
Investment assets$26,023,170$25,797,118$27,380,278$30,400,918$28,757,784
Investment expenses$37,182$54,121$56,930$83,974$82,791
Investment income$1,207,294$42,308$1,589,192$3,359,868-$1,664,257
Net investment income to assets4.5-0.15.610.8-6.1
Actuarial assumption6.86.86.86.56.5

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