Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$414M
Total assets
5,694
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$72,722
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. · Wisconsin · Information & Media

$414M in assets, 5,694 participants

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reported $414M in total assets and 5,694 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #2,781 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan covers 5,694 participants in Wisconsin, 10x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $414M.

$414M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
5,694
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$72,722
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $77M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs Wisconsin filers

In Wisconsin, the average filing covers about 563 participants across 2,940 plans. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reports 5,694 participants - 10x that state average ($414M EOY assets).

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$491M
Net Assets (End of Year)$414M
Net Income-$77M
Employer EIN362669023
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.)

$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.77B $2.29B â–˛ +29.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 14,741 $1.8B
2023 2 14,829 $2.1B
2024 2 14,218 $2.3B

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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

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Scale composition for Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reports $414M in end-of-year assets across 5,694 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $72,722 per participant (53% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$77M.

This plan identity (EIN 362669023, plan #008) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $414M to $509M (+23.0%) while covered participants moved from 5,694 to 5,326 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,694 $414M This page
2023 5,421 $471M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,326 $509M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan declined sharply - down 15.6% during 2022, from $491M to $414M. Reported net income was -$77M.
How have Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.7%, from $1.8B to $2.3B.
Where does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Baker & Hostetler LLP Basic/Step-Rate Retirement Plan in OH ($415M, 1,076 participants).

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