Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Bd of Trustees Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $7.2B
- Total assets
- 61,068
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $117,168
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund · Sponsored by Bd of Trustees Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund · Virginia · Construction
$7.2B in assets, 61,068 participants
Bd of Trustees Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund's Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund reported $7.2B in total assets and 61,068 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #9,935 in Construction (9,938 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund covers 61,068 participants in Virginia, 78x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~781 per filing). Assets: $7.2B.
- $7.2B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 61,068
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $117,168
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $824M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 781 participants across 3,490 plans. Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund reports 61,068 participants - 78x that state average ($7.2B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $8.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $6.6B |
| Net Income | -$824M |
| Employer EIN | 526112463 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1966-05-16 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bd of Trustees Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 61,068 | $7.2B |
| 2023 | 1 | 61,272 | $8.3B |
| 2024 | 1 | 63,530 | $8.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Pension Plan $18.3B · 14,867
- Retirement Security Plan $9.4B · 54,531
- Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla $8.1B · 7,799
- Dominion Energy Pension Plan $7.3B · 12,832
- United Association National Pension Fund $6.7B · 81,342
Scale composition for Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund
Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund reports $7.2B in end-of-year assets across 61,068 participants (0.061% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.068% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $117,168 per participant (86% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$824M.
This plan identity (EIN 526112463, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.2B to $8.9B (+24.4%) while covered participants moved from 61,068 to 63,530 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61,068 | $7.2B | This page |
| 2023 | 61,272 | $8.3B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 63,530 | $8.9B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund (Defined Benefit (Pension), $8.9B, 63,530 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund by total assets, not by location.
- Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan (GA) $7.1B · 26,075
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees (IL) $7.3B · N/A
- Delta Retirement Plan (GA) $7.4B · 15,951
- Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust (MO) $7.5B · 31,010
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund's numbers.
- By total assets, Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund 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 Virginia. Compare plans
- Bd of Trustees Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets have grown 24.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans