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Monday, August 4, 2025

Report: Batavia Police Pension Fund gained $1,723,813 in investment income in 2016

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After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Batavia Police Pension Fund netted 5.67 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 Batavia Police Pension Fund's had $27,358,388 in investment assets last year. It paid $172,343 in investment expenses and gained $1,723,813 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.

Batavia Police Pension Fund investment performance
20122013201420152016
Investment assets$23,184,023$24,968,615$26,369,612$25,509,736$27,358,388
Investment expenses$177,945$169,173$172,318$152,410$172,343
Investment income$1,884,732$1,728,920$1,383,155-$757,236$1,723,813
Net investment income to assets7.36%6.25%4.59%-3.57%5.67%
Actuarial assumption6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%6.75%

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