The three systems had combined assets of approximately $3.29 billion as of December 31, 2010. For a summary of VPIC assets under management since January 2007, please click here.

Preliminary rates of return for the 12 months through December 31, 2010 were:

• 15.1 percent for the Vermont State Retirement System
• 14.7 percent for the State Teachers' Retirement System
• 15.0 percent for the Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System.

For the ten years ended December 31, 2010, the median public retirement plan in the United States (Independent Consultants Cooperative Data) had an average annualized total return of 4.8 percent, compared with:

• 4.8 percent for the Vermont State Retirement System
• 5.0 percent for the State Teachers' Retirement System
• 5.3 percent for the Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System.

Over the long term, Vermont's systems in aggregate compare favorably with the majority of public pension plans.
 

To see financial performance reports for the pension systems, click on one of the systems below:

   Vermont State Retirement System (VSRS) 
   Vermont State Teachers' Retirement System (VSTRS) 
   Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System (VMERS)