Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
46
Participants Small participant base
46th
Percentile by assets National rank
$85,106
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers · Illinois · Manufacturing

$4M in assets, 46 participants

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan reported $4M in total assets and 46 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 46th 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.

  • #5,939 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers multi-year trail

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's plans moved +25.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan at $4M / 46 participants.

#5,939
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $839K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,914,855 46th percentile higher than 46% 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

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan is a small filing (46 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 362985801 · Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan · $4M · 46 · 46th

  • TYPE $4M
  • TYPE 46
  • TYPE 46th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Employees Pension Plan of Red River Commodities, Inc.
  • TYPE ind #5939

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 25.397339109622198% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.5M$4M$4.5M$5M$5.5M 202220232024 $3.91M $4.91M ▲ +25.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 46 $4M
2023 1 45 $4M
2024 1 44 $5M

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$839K
Employer EIN362985801
Plan Effective Date1964-01-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.003914855 · Participants: 46Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension PlanCentral 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
Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Employees Pension Plan of Red River Commodities, Inc. in ND ($4M); by covered participants it is New England Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in VT (46 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (46 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 Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan declined sharply - down 17.6% during 2022, from $5M to $4M. Reported net income was -$839K.
How have Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $4M to $5M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employees Pension Plan of Red River Commodities, Inc. in ND ($4M, 39 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is New England Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in VT (46 participants, $26M 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 362985801.

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.