Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees, Ufcw No. Calif. Employers Joint Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$3.0B
Total assets
50,493
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$59,203
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Ufcw No. Calif. Employers Joint Pension Plan · California · Retail Trade

$3.0B in assets, 50,493 participants

Board of Trustees, Ufcw No. Calif. Employers Joint Pension Plan's Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension reported $3.0B in total assets and 50,493 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)
  • #9,504 in Retail Trade (9,527 peers)

Coverage in California

Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension covers 50,493 participants in California, 79x the typical California plan (state average ~637 per filing). Assets: $3.0B.

$3.0B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
50,493
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$59,203
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $533M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 637 participants across 14,392 plans. Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension reports 50,493 participants - 79x that state average ($3.0B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.9B
Net Income-$533M
Employer EIN946313554
Plan Effective Date1957-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Ufcw No. Calif. Employers Joint Pension Plan)

$2.92B$2.94B$2.96B$2.98B$3B 202220232024 $2.99B $2.93B ▼ -2.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees, Ufcw No. Calif. Employers Joint Pension Plan plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 50,493 $3.0B
2023 1 46,714 $2.9B
2024 1 43,053 $2.9B

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Scale composition for Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension

Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension reports $3.0B in end-of-year assets across 50,493 participants (0.026% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.056% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $59,203 per participant (43% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$533M.

This plan identity (EIN 946313554, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.0B to $2.9B (-2.1%) while covered participants moved from 50,493 to 43,053 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 50,493 $3.0B This page
2023 46,714 $2.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 43,053 $2.9B Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension assets move in 2022?
Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension declined sharply - down 15.6% during 2022, from $3.5B to $3.0B. Reported net income was -$533M.
How have Board of Trustees, Ufcw No. Calif. Employers Joint Pension Plan plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Ufcw No. Calif. Employers Joint Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets declined 2.1%, from $3.0B to $2.9B.
Where does Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan in WA ($3.0B, 15,284 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension's numbers.

  • By total assets, Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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  • Board of Trustees, Ufcw No. Calif. Employers Joint Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets have declined 2.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans