Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees, Southern California United Food Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$798M
Total assets
11,420
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$69,880
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Southern California United Food · California · Retail Trade

$798M in assets, 11,420 participants

Board of Trustees, Southern California United Food's Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund reported $798M in total assets and 11,420 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #9,440 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in California

Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund covers 11,420 participants in California, 18x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $798M.

$798M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
11,420
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$69,880
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $222M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund reports 11,420 participants - 18x that state average ($798M EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$797M
Net Income-$222M
Employer EIN516029925
Plan Effective Date1958-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Southern California United Food)

$750M$800M$850M$900M$950M 202220232024 $798M $928M ▲ +16.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees, Southern California United Food plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 11,420 $798M
2023 1 11,230 $884M
2024 1 10,539 $928M

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Scale composition for Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund

Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund reports $798M in end-of-year assets across 11,420 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $69,880 per participant (51% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$222M.

This plan identity (EIN 516029925, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $798M to $928M (+16.2%) while covered participants moved from 11,420 to 10,539 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,420 $798M This page
2023 11,230 $884M Open filing
2024 · index core 10,539 $928M Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund assets move in 2022?
Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund declined sharply - down 22.6% during 2022, from $1.0B to $798M. Reported net income was -$222M.
How have Board of Trustees, Southern California United Food plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Southern California United Food's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.2%, from $798M to $928M.
Where does Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Electrical Workers Pension Trust Fund of Local Union No. 58 - IBEW in MI ($800M, 2,913 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund's numbers.

  • By total assets, Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Drug Employers Pension Fund ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
  • Board of Trustees, Southern California United Food's sponsor-wide assets have grown 16.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans