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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Report: Hawthorn Woods Police Pension Fund lost $117,739 in investment income in 2018

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After projecting its investments would grow by 5.8 percent, the Hawthorn Woods Police Pension Fund lost 3.2 percent on its investments in 2018, 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 Hawthorn Woods Police Pension Fund's had $3,982,770 in investment assets last year. It paid $9,899 in investment expenses and lost $117,739 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.

Hawthorn Woods Police Pension Fund investment performance
20142015201620172018
Investment assets$2,458,025$2,758,327$3,194,826$3,824,423$3,982,770
Investment expenses$0$20$5,383$9,127$9,899
Investment income$37,981$10,740$146,410$345,208-$117,739
Net investment income to assets1.60.44.48.8-3.2
Actuarial assumption5665.85.8

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