Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$332M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,197
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$151,119
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. · Sponsored by Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$332M in assets, 2,197 participants

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'s Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. reported $332M in total assets and 2,197 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #8,777 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. covers 2,197 participants in Illinois, 2.8x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $332M.

#8,777
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-17.5%
assets change YoY
3.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $71M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$332,007,649 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'s large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. lands in the large band (2,197 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 364340266 · Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. · $332M · 2,197 · 97th

  • PHOTO $332M
  • PHOTO 2,197
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  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Defined Benefit Plan of the Mid-Jersey Trucking Industry and Teamsters Local 701 Pension and Annuity Fund
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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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Cincinnati Financial Corporation Retirement PlanCincinnati Financial Corpora…$333MValeo, Inc. Pension Plan$333MSt. Paul Electrical Construction Pension PlanSt. Paul Electrical Construc…$332MPension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.Pension Plan for Employees o…$332MDefined Benefit Plan of the Mid-Jersey Trucking Industry and Teamsters Local 701 Pension and Annuity FundDefined Benefit Plan of the …$332M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$403M
Net Assets (End of Year)$332M
Net Income-$71M
Employer EIN364340266
Plan Effective Date1949-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 29.05664669073953% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.12B $1.45B ▲ +29.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,527 $1.1B
2023 2 4,392 $1.3B
2024 2 4,261 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.332007649 · Participants: 2197Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.Central 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
Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Defined Benefit Plan of the Mid-Jersey Trucking Industry and Teamsters Local 701 Pension and Annuity Fund in NJ ($332M); by covered participants it is Ohio Farmers Insurance Company Pension Plan in OH (2,196 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,197 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 Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. assets move in 2022? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. declined sharply - down 17.5% during 2022, from $403M to $332M. Reported net income was -$71M.
How have Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.1%, from $1.1B to $1.4B.
Where does Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. ranks in the 97th 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 Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Defined Benefit Plan of the Mid-Jersey Trucking Industry and Teamsters Local 701 Pension and Annuity Fund in NJ ($332M, 157 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ohio Farmers Insurance Company Pension Plan in OH (2,196 participants, $691M 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 364340266.

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.