Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Trustees of IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$207M
Total assets Near avg plan size
511
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$404,756
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Trustees of IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund · Illinois · Construction

$207M in assets, 511 participants

Trustees of IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund's IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund reported $207M in total assets and 511 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #9,431 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund sits by assets

IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $207M for 511 participants (~$404,756/participant), down 16.0% in 2022.

#9,431
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-16.0%
assets change YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $39M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$206,830,327 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 No. 117 Pension 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 No. 117 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (511 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 366474808 · Trustees of IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund · $207M · 511 · 96th

  • VS-ST $207M
  • BOY 511
  • SCH 96th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #9431

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 Illinois →

IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among IBEW Local No. 117 Pension 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)$246M
Net Assets (End of Year)$206M
Net Income-$39M
Employer EIN366474808
Plan Effective Date1971-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$253M 22.264432236767675% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M 202220232024 $207M $253M ▲ +22.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 511 $207M
2023 1 498 $235M
2024 1 470 $253M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.206830327 · Participants: 511IBEW Local No. 117 Pension FundCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
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IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Pension Plan in NM ($207M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan of Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc. in FL (511 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (511 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 No. 117 Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund declined sharply - down 16.0% during 2022, from $246M to $207M. Reported net income was -$39M.
How have Trustees of IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.3%, from $207M to $253M.
Where does IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund ranks in the 96th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Pension Plan in NM ($207M, 869 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan of Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc. in FL (511 participants, $477M 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 366474808.

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.