Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

United Benefits Group Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
15,460
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$218,420
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Co-Op Retirement Plan · Sponsored by United Benefits Group · Missouri · Manufacturing

$3.4B in assets, 15,460 participants

United Benefits Group's Co-Op Retirement Plan reported $3.4B in total assets and 15,460 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.

  • #20,460 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Co-Op Retirement Plan covers 15,460 participants in Missouri, 21x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $3.4B.

#20,460
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-10.8%
assets change YoY
34×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $300M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Co-Op Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Co-Op Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,376,779,083 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Co-Op Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Co-Op Retirement Plan is a mega filing (15,460 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 010689331 · United Benefits Group PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Co-Op Retirement Plan · $3.4B · 15,460 · 100th

  • NET $3.4B
  • BOOK 15,460
  • VS-ST 100th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
  • EBSA ind #20460

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 Missouri →

Co-Op Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan of the Chubb CorporationPension Plan of the Chubb Co…$3.4BOhio Operating Engineers Pension PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pen…$3.4BCo-Op Retirement Plan$3.4BTarget Corporation Pension PlanTarget Corporation Pension P…$3.3BNew England Teamsters Pension FundNew England Teamsters Pensio…$3.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Co-Op Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.4B
Net Income-$300M
Employer EIN010689331
Plan Effective Date1946-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (United Benefits Group)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All United Benefits Group plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.5B 3.918161915479977% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.35B$3.4B$3.45B$3.5B$3.55B 202220232024 $3.38B $3.51B ▲ +3.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 15,460 $3.4B
2023 1 14,993 $3.5B
2024 1 15,151 $3.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Co-Op Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 2468 Total assets ($B) Participants Co-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376779083 · Participants: 15460Co-Op Retirement PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.485527737 · Participants: 31010Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.442367346 · Participants: 10080Ameren Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.256518868 · Participants: 8767Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.12779001 · Participants: 4763Emerson Electric Company Retirement PlanBjc Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.760914971 · Participants: 19132Bjc Pension Plan
Co-Op Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Co-Op Retirement Plan

Co-Op Retirement Plan reports $3.4B in end-of-year assets across 15,460 participants (0.027% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.016% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $218,420 per participant (1.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$300M.

This plan identity (EIN 010689331, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.4B to $3.5B (+3.9%) while covered participants moved from 15,460 to 15,151 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 15,460 $3.4B This page
2023 14,993 $3.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 15,151 $3.5B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Co-Op Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan in OH ($3.4B); by covered participants it is Twin City Hospitals - Minnesota Nurses Association Pension Plan in MN (15,406 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15,460 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 Co-Op Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Co-Op Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.8% during 2022, from $3.8B to $3.4B. Reported net income was -$300M.
How have United Benefits Group plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), United Benefits Group's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.9%, from $3.4B to $3.5B.
Where does Co-Op Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Co-Op Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 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 Co-Op Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan in OH ($3.4B, 9,749 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Co-Op Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Twin City Hospitals - Minnesota Nurses Association Pension Plan in MN (15,406 participants, $1.9B in assets).