Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$128M
Total assets Near avg plan size
615
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$208,118
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund · Sponsored by Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund · Texas · Construction

$128M in assets, 615 participants

Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund's IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund reported $128M in total assets and 615 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #9,214 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund sits by assets

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $128M for 615 participants (~$208,118/participant), down 14.3% in 2022.

#9,214
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-14.3%
assets change YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $21M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund's outsized position by total assets

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$127,992,403 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund 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. IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (615 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 746183767 · Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund · $128M · 615 · 94th

  • NET $128M
  • NET 615
  • NET 94th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Pension Plan for Employees of St. Lukes Hospital of Duluth
  • NET ind #9214

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 Texas →

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Bac Local Union 15 Pension FundBac Local Union 15 Pension F…$128MIBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust FundIBEW Local Union No. 479 Pen…$128MPension Plan for Employees of St. Lukes Hospital of DuluthPension Plan for Employees o…$128MTriple-S Management Corporation Non-Contributory Retirement PlanTriple-S Management Corporat…$128MValmet Inc, Defined Benefit PlanValmet Inc, Defined Benefit …$128M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$149M
Net Assets (End of Year)$128M
Net Income-$21M
Employer EIN746183767
Plan Effective Date1972-09-06
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$162M 26.82920641782153% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $128M $162M ▲ +26.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 615 $128M
2023 1 595 $145M
2024 1 653 $162M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.127992403 · Participants: 615IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust FundAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.998144 · Participants: 119463AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.642588618 · Participants: 12912Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.599 · Participants: 23661Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.541187279 · Participants: 12815Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.371602289 · Participants: 9156Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of St. Lukes Hospital of Duluth in MN ($128M); by covered participants it is Wps Pension Plan in WI (616 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (615 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 IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund pulled back noticeably - down 14.3% during 2022, from $149M to $128M. Reported net income was -$21M.
How have Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.8%, from $128M to $162M.
Where does IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of St. Lukes Hospital of Duluth in MN ($128M, 475 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wps Pension Plan in WI (616 participants, $321M 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 746183767.

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.