Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees Iron Workers Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$586M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,369
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$247,313
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Iron Workers · Massachusetts · Construction

$586M in assets, 2,369 participants

Board of Trustees Iron Workers's Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund reported $586M in total assets and 2,369 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #9,748 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund covers 2,369 participants in Massachusetts, 3.6x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $586M.

#9,748
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-10.6%
assets change YoY
5.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $69M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$585,883,547 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund'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. Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund lands in the large band (2,369 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 042591016 · Board of Trustees Iron Workers PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund · $586M · 2,369 · 98th

  • NET $586M
  • NET 2,369
  • NET 98th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near American Motors Union Retirement Income Plan
  • NET ind #9748

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 Massachusetts →

Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Nurses and Local 813 Ibt Retirement PlanNurses and Local 813 Ibt Ret…$589MAmerican Motors Union Retirement Income PlanAmerican Motors Union Retire…$586MIron Workers District Council of New England Pension FundIron Workers District Counci…$586MRetirement Plan for Employees of the Univ of MiamiRetirement Plan for Employee…$584MIndiana Carpenters Pension FundIndiana Carpenters Pension F…$582M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$655M
Net Assets (End of Year)$585M
Net Income-$69M
Employer EIN042591016
Plan Effective Date1957-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Iron Workers)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees Iron Workers plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$683M 16.593042166449504% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $586M $683M ▲ +16.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,369 $586M
2023 1 2,275 $640M
2024 1 2,297 $683M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.585883547 · Participants: 2369Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension FundConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 9.07532048 · Participants: 55495Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.756596242 · Participants: 33087Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281152611 · Participants: 11835Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.758508912 · Participants: 17323N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension FundN. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 3.594095954 · Participants: 10962N. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is American Motors Union Retirement Income Plan in MI ($586M); by covered participants it is The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Multiple Employer Pension Plan in SC (2,366 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($586M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,369 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 Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund pulled back noticeably - down 10.6% during 2022, from $655M to $586M. Reported net income was -$69M.
How have Board of Trustees Iron Workers plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Iron Workers's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.6%, from $586M to $683M.
Where does Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund ranks in the 98th 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 Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Motors Union Retirement Income Plan in MI ($586M, 67 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Multiple Employer Pension Plan in SC (2,366 participants, $3.7B in assets).