Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Board of Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers 73 Pension Fund Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $653M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,887
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $346,039
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers 73 Pension Fund · Illinois · Construction
$653M in assets, 1,887 participants
Board of Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers 73 Pension Fund's Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund reported $653M in total assets and 1,887 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.
- #9,765 in Construction (9,927 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund covers 1,887 participants in Illinois, 2.4x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $653M.
- #9,765
- in Construction (9,927 peers)
- +4.6%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.6×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$652,976,032 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 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. Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund lands in the large band (1,887 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 516126221 · Board of Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers 73 Pension Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund · $653M · 1,887 · 98th
- BOY $653M
- SCH 1,887
- EBSA 98th
- PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
- TYPE near Jones Day Qualified Defined Benefit Plan
- NET ind #9765
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 →
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $625M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $651M |
| Net Income | $29M |
| Employer EIN | 516126221 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1953-11-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers 73 Pension Fund)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Board of Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers 73 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $786M 20.324836517123497% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,887 | $653M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,865 | $718M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,914 | $786M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $42.6B · 50,096
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $32.1B · 49,052
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,170
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $7.3B · N/A
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $6.8B · 16,809
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Jones Day Qualified Defined Benefit Plan in OH ($653M); by covered participants it is Teamsters Union No. 142 Pension Fund in IN (1,888 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($653M here).
- Jones Day Qualified Defined Benefit Plan (OH) $653M · 946
- Jm Family Enterprises, Inc. Associates' Retirement Plan (FL) $653M · 4,167
- Johns Hopkins University Support Staff Pension Plan (MD) $652M · 3,003
- Federated Mutual Retirement Plan (MN) $654M · 2,377
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,887 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Teamsters Union No. 142 Pension Fund (IN) 1,888 · 1 off
- Employee Retirement Income Plan - Hourly East (WA) 1,891 · 4 off
- Windstream Pension Plan (AR) 1,883 · 4 off
- Entergy Corporation Cash Balance Plan for Bargaining Employees (LA) 1,893 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.