Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees, 701 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$429M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,069
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$401,247
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, 701 Pension Fund · Illinois · Construction

$429M in assets, 1,069 participants

Board of Trustees, 701 Pension Fund's IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund reported $429M in total assets and 1,069 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.

  • #9,663 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund sits by assets

IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $429M for 1,069 participants (~$401,247/participant), up 0.8% in 2022.

#9,663
in Construction (9,927 peers)
+0.8%
assets growth YoY
4.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$428,932,738 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

IBEW Local 701 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. IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund lands in the large band (1,069 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 366455509 · Board of Trustees, 701 Pension Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund · $429M · 1,069 · 98th

  • 5500 $429M
  • ASSETS 1,069
  • PCT 98th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Sfb Casualty Ins Co Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #9663

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 Illinois →

IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Southern California Local 831 - Employer Pension FundSouthern California Local 83…$431MPension Plan of the Oregon Sheet Metal Workers Master Retirement TrustPension Plan of the Oregon S…$431MSfb Casualty Ins Co Retirement PlanSfb Casualty Ins Co Retireme…$429MIBEW Local 701 Pension Fund$429MTd Banknorth Inc. Pension PlanTd Banknorth Inc. Pension Pl…$427M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$426M
Net Assets (End of Year)$429M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN366455509
Plan Effective Date1971-12-21
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, 701 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees, 701 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$946M 22.892382721981793% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$800M$900M$1,000M 202220232024 $770M $946M ▲ +22.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,849 $770M
2023 2 2,820 $874M
2024 2 2,826 $946M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.428932738 · Participants: 1069IBEW Local 701 Pension FundCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sfb Casualty Ins Co Retirement Plan in MS ($429M); by covered participants it is Cement Masons and Plasterers Retirement Plan in WA (1,069 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,069 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 IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund held essentially flat - up 0.8% during 2022, from $426M to $429M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Board of Trustees, 701 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, 701 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.9%, from $770M to $946M.
Where does IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
IBEW Local 701 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 IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sfb Casualty Ins Co Retirement Plan in MS ($429M, 1,485 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to IBEW Local 701 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cement Masons and Plasterers Retirement Plan in WA (1,069 participants, $400M in assets).