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Sunday, May 5, 2024

Report: Wheaton Police Pension Fund lost $530,993 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Wheaton Police Pension Fund lost 1.48 percent on its investments in 2016, 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 Wheaton Police Pension Fund's had $46,943,055 in investment assets last year. It paid $165,514 in investment expenses and lost $530,993 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.

Wheaton Police Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$39,535,603$43,034,261$46,187,257$48,060,079$46,943,055
Investment expenses$137,313$161,752$187,134$179,433$165,514
Investment income$2,506,023$3,878,715$3,625,234$2,484,765-$530,993
Net investment income to assets5.99%8.64%7.44%4.80%-1.48%
Actuarial assumption6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%

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