Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Fedex Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $25.6B
- Total assets
- 119,742
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $213,856
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Fedex Corporation · Tennessee · Transportation & Warehousing
$25.6B in assets, 119,742 participants
Fedex Corporation's Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported $25.6B in total assets and 119,742 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 139,126 plans)
- #3,874 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
Coverage in Tennessee
Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan covers 119,742 participants in Tennessee, 106x the typical Tennessee plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $25.6B.
- $25.6B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 119,742
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $213,856
- 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 Tennessee filers
In Tennessee, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 2,384 plans. Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reports 119,742 participants - 106x that state average ($25.6B EOY assets).
Tennessee filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $25.5B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $25.6B |
| Net Income | -$1.0B |
| Employer EIN | 621721435 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1978-06-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Fedex Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 340,732 | $48.4B |
| 2023 | 4 | 365,516 | $53.1B |
| 2024 | 4 | 334,093 | $55.8B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
- Retirement Plan of International Paper Company $8.8B · 20,914
- Pension Plan for Employees at Ornl $2.3B · 5,460
- Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee $2.0B · 2,920
- Nissan Employee Retirement Plan $1.5B · 4,575
- Pace Industry Union-Management Pension Fund $1.3B · 3,344
Scale composition for Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan
Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reports $25.6B in end-of-year assets across 119,742 participants (0.21% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.13% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $213,856 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.0B.
This plan identity (EIN 621721435, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $25.6B to $26.9B (+4.9%) while covered participants moved from 119,742 to 125,941 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 119,742 | $25.6B | This page |
| 2023 | 139,031 | $26.6B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 125,941 | $26.9B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $26.9B, 125,941 participants)
- Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (401(k), $25.4B, 113,079 participants)
- Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan II (401(k), $3.5B, 94,890 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- IBM Personal Pension Plan (NY) $25.5B · 16,431
- The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company (WA) $25.2B · 34,042
- Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers (DC) $23.5B · 97,285
- UPS Retirement Plan (GA) $22.0B · 52,821
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Fedex Corporation Employees' 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 Tennessee. Compare plans
- Fedex Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans