Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Transamerica Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.2B
- Total assets
- 6,789
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $328,569
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Transamerica Pension Plan · Sponsored by Transamerica Corporation · Iowa · Finance & Insurance
$2.2B in assets, 6,789 participants
Transamerica Corporation's Transamerica Pension Plan reported $2.2B in total assets and 6,789 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)
- #9,159 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
Coverage in Iowa
Transamerica Pension Plan covers 6,789 participants in Iowa, 11x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.
- $2.2B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 6,789
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $328,569
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.0B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Iowa filers
In Iowa, the average filing covers about 609 participants across 1,246 plans. Transamerica Pension Plan reports 6,789 participants - 11x that state average ($2.2B EOY assets).
Iowa filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.2B |
| Net Income | -$1.0B |
| Employer EIN | 421484983 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1977-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Transamerica Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 14,051 | $4.3B |
| 2023 | 3 | 13,518 | $4.7B |
| 2024 | 6 | 27,681 | $5.1B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Iowa
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Transamerica Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
- Principal Cash Balance Plan $1.5B · 11,788
- Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan $490M · 3,321
- Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan $321M · 2,037
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc. $287M · 1,641
- Fbl Financial Group Retirement Plan $262M · 666
Scale composition for Transamerica Pension Plan
Transamerica Pension Plan reports $2.2B in end-of-year assets across 6,789 participants (0.018% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $328,569 per participant (2.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.0B.
This plan identity (EIN 421484983, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.2B to $2.2B (-1.4%) while covered participants moved from 6,789 to 7,170 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,789 | $2.2B | This page |
| 2023 | 6,519 | $2.3B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 7,170 | $2.2B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (401(k), $2.7B, 8,059 participants)
- Transamerica Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.2B, 7,170 participants)
- Choice Pooled Employer Plan III (401(k), $53M, 2,296 participants)
- Choice Pooled Employer Plan I (401(k), $47M, 6,924 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Transamerica Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 (IL) $2.2B · 6,769
- Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies (GA) $2.2B · 4,832
- Retirement&security Program for Employees of Ntca and Its Members (VA) $2.2B · 10,724
- Csx Pension Plan (FL) $2.2B · 2,728
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Transamerica Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Transamerica Pension Plan 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 Iowa. Compare plans
- Transamerica Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 16.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans