Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$136M
Total assets Near avg plan size
717
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$189,731
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund · Tennessee · Construction

$136M in assets, 717 participants

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund's Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund reported $136M in total assets and 717 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #9,242 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund sits by assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $136M for 717 participants (~$189,731/participant), up 2.7% in 2022.

#9,242
in Construction (9,927 peers)
+2.7%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$136,036,845 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (717 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 626101288 · Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund · $136M · 717 · 94th

  • PCT $136M
  • EIN 717
  • RANK 94th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Sunbeam Television Corporation Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #9242

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 Tennessee →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$136MSunbeam Television Corporation Retirement PlanSunbeam Television Corporati…$136MPension Plan a of Healthnow Ny Inc.Pension Plan a of Healthnow …$136MHarris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanHarris Teeter Supermarkets, …$136MKansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension PlanKansas City Life Insurance C…$136M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 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)$132M
Net Assets (End of Year)$134M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN626101288
Plan Effective Date1967-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$153M 12.115147921873666% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$130M$135M$140M$145M$150M$155M 202220232024 $136M $153M ▲ +12.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 717 $136M
2023 1 690 $143M
2024 1 736 $153M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.136036845 · Participants: 717Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension FundFedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.607567505 · Participants: 119742Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.844607131 · Participants: 20914Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.326549411 · Participants: 5460Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 2.039541449 · Participants: 2920Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, TennesseeNissan Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.533696203 · Participants: 4575Nissan Employee Retirement Plan
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sunbeam Television Corporation Retirement Plan in FL ($136M); by covered participants it is Kao America Inc. Pension Plan in OH (719 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (717 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund edged up modestly - up 2.7% during 2022, from $132M to $136M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.1%, from $136M to $153M.
Where does Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sunbeam Television Corporation Retirement Plan in FL ($136M, 429 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kao America Inc. Pension Plan in OH (719 participants, $120M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 626101288.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.