Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$47M
Total assets Below avg plan size
826
Participants Near avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$56,971
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Insulators Local No. 53 Pension · Sponsored by Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund · Louisiana · Construction

$47M in assets, 826 participants

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund's Insulators Local No. 53 Pension reported $47M in total assets and 826 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #8,518 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where Insulators Local No. 53 Pension sits by assets

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $47M for 826 participants (~$56,971/participant), down 14.8% in 2022.

#8,518
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-14.8%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension's outsized position by total assets

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$47,058,230 Top 13% higher than 87% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Insulators Local No. 53 Pension sits mid-pack in the medium band (826 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 720542804 · Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension · $47M · 826 · 87th

  • RANK $47M
  • PHOTO 826
  • IND 87th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Lifespire Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #8518

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Louisiana →

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension in the asset neighbourhood

San Diego County Theatrical Pension PlanSan Diego County Theatrical …$47MRetirement Plan for Salaried Employees of Mersen USARetirement Plan for Salaried…$47MInsulators Local No. 53 PensionInsulators Local No. 53 Pens…$47MLifespire Retirement Plan$47MRetirement Plan for Employees of Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit UnionRetirement Plan for Employee…$47M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Insulators Local No. 53 Pension and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$55M
Net Assets (End of Year)$47M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN720542804
Plan Effective Date1959-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$49M 4.753179199472654% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$46M$47M$48M$49M$50M 202220232024 $47.1M $49.3M ▲ +4.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 826 $47M
2023 1 818 $48M
2024 1 737 $49M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Louisiana

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Insulators Local No. 53 Pension, Total assets ($B): 0.04705823 · Participants: 826Insulators Local No. 53 PensionLumen Combined Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.797530185 · Participants: 14232Lumen Combined Pension PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.179930453 · Participants: 8484Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining EmployeesEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.898397273 · Participants: 2853Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining EmployeesWillis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.835437782 · Participants: 5676Willis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan III, Total assets ($B): 0.775644865 · Participants: 71Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III
Insulators Local No. 53 Pension vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Insulators Local No. 53 Pension side-by-side with 3 peers →

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Louisiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Lifespire Retirement Plan in NY ($47M); by covered participants it is United Industrial Workers Pension Plan in MD (826 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (826 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Insulators Local No. 53 Pension assets move in 2022? ▼
Insulators Local No. 53 Pension pulled back noticeably - down 14.8% during 2022, from $55M to $47M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $47M to $49M.
Where does Insulators Local No. 53 Pension rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Insulators Local No. 53 Pension ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Insulators Local No. 53 Pension? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lifespire Retirement Plan in NY ($47M, 357 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Insulators Local No. 53 Pension? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is United Industrial Workers Pension Plan in MD (826 participants, $122M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 720542804.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.