Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Profit Sharing Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$374M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,358
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$275,734
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement · Wisconsin · Construction

$374M in assets, 1,358 participants

Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement's Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan reported $374M in total assets and 1,358 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #8,686 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan covers 1,358 participants in Wisconsin, 2.4x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $374M.

#8,686
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+20.7%
assets growth YoY
3.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$374,446,593 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 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 2023

Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,358 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$59M in the plan year 2022 filing to $64M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $310M in the plan year 2022 filing to $374M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,344 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,358 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 352759032 · Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement PY 2023 · Profit Sharing

Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan · $374M · 1,358 · 97th

  • EIN $374M
  • EIN 1,358
  • EIN 97th
  • EIN Profit Sharing
  • EIN near SEIU 775 Secure Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #8686

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 Wisconsin →

Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kramer Levin Profit-Sharing Retirement PlanKramer Levin Profit-Sharing …$387MSEIU 775 Secure Retirement PlanSEIU 775 Secure Retirement P…$384MElectrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement PlanElectrical Workers Local Uni…$374MIron Workers St. Louis District Council Annuity Trust FundIron Workers St. Louis Distr…$363MLocal 138, 138a, 138b & 138c Internati of Operating Engineers Annuity FundLocal 138, 138a, 138b & 138c…$359M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Profit Sharing peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$310M
Net Assets (End of Year)$374M
Net Income$64M
Employer EIN352759032
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$433M 39.51270493013331% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $310M $433M ▲ +39.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,344 $310M
2023 1 1,358 $374M
2024 1 1,646 $433M

Nearby Profit Sharing Plans in Wisconsin

Peer Profit Sharing plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020004000600080001000012000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.374446593 · Participants: 1358Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.307660616 · Participants: 5914The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee FundAspirus, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.795181764 · Participants: 10161Aspirus, Inc. Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Employees Represented by Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 18, Total assets ($B): 0.334293046 · Participants: 1762Retirement Plan for Employees Represented by Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 18Western Wisconsin Electrical Workers Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.293497704 · Participants: 1217Western Wisconsin Electrical Workers Retirement PlanUnion Individual Account Retirement Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.279901822 · Participants: 3203Union Individual Account Retirement Fund
Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan's out-of-state Profit Sharing peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Profit Sharing by assets is SEIU 775 Secure Retirement Plan in WA ($384M); by covered participants it is Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Tanana Chiefs Conference in AK (1,359 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,358 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 20.7% during 2023, from $310M to $374M. Reported net income was $64M.
How have Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement's sponsor-wide assets grew 39.5%, from $310M to $433M.
Where does Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Profit Sharing plans are similar in size to Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by assets is SEIU 775 Secure Retirement Plan in WA ($384M, 70,796 participants).
Which Profit Sharing plans cover a similar participant headcount to Electrical Workers Local Union 159 Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Tanana Chiefs Conference in AK (1,359 participants, $56M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 352759032.

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.