April 28, 2014 01:00 AM

State pension plans' bang for the buck

Funds	Asset size	Investment staff	Assets per investment staff
Staffing levels for large state pension plans as of June 2013. Assets are in millions.
California Public Employees*	$244,754	281	$871
California State Teachers	$155,739	122	$1,277
New York State Common	$150,110	51	$2,943
Florida State Board	$134,345	87	$1,544
Texas Teachers	$112,443	130	$865
New York State Teachers	$88,561	69	$1,283
Wisconsin Investment Board	$86,399	148	$584
North Carolina	$83,976	26	$3,230
Ohio Public Employees	$79,615	61	$1,305
New Jersey*	$74,754	65	$1,150
Georgia Employees	$72,873	52	$1,401
Washington State Board*	$70,265	83	$847
Ohio State Teachers	$65,485	113	$580
Oregon Public Employees	$60,989	17	$3,588
Virginia Retirement	$56,867	58	$980
Michigan Retirement	$55,834	75	$744
Minnesota State Board	$52,873	22	$2,403
Massachusetts PRIM	$50,725	23	$2,205
Pennsylvania School Empl.	$49,050	30	$1,635
Colorado Employees	$42,502	51	$833
Tennessee Consolidated	$40,652	30	$1,355
Maryland State Retirement	$38,474	21	$1,832
Illinois Teachers	$37,470	22	$1,703
Average for all funds	$82,815	71	$1,529
Average for funds with more than $50 billion	$94,256	82	$1,545
*Data are from 2012.
Source: Hewitt EnnisKnupp from fund reports