Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the latest results of its Public Pension Funding Index (PPFI), which analyzes data from the nation's 100 largest public defined benefit pension plans.

During June, the Milliman 100 PPFI funded ratio rose from 73.7% as of May 31 to 75.8% as of June 30, the result of a $123 billion improvement in funded status. The PPFI plans saw aggregate investment returns of 2.9% for the month and gained market value of approximately $147 billion, partially offset by a net negative cash flow of about $9 billion. Individual plans' estimated June returns ranged from 1.0% to 5.2%.

 "Although markets have been fairly volatile over the past year, the 75.8% funded ratio at the end of this June is modestly higher than the 74.0% we saw at the end of June 2022," said Becky Sielman, co-author of Milliman's PPFI. "This is good news for the many plans whose fiscal year ends on June 30." 

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