Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$352M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,110
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$166,671
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. · Sponsored by Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$352M in assets, 2,110 participants

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'s Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. reported $352M in total assets and 2,110 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.

  • #8,360 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. covers 2,110 participants in Illinois, 2.7x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $352M.

#8,360
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+5.9%
assets growth YoY
3.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$351,676,818 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

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'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. Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. lands in the large band (2,110 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. reported net income rose from -$71M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $332M in the plan year 2022 filing to $352M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. reported participants fell from 2,197 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,110 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 364340266 · Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. · $352M · 2,110 · 97th

  • TYPE $352M
  • TYPE 2,110
  • TYPE 97th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Group Defined Benefit Plan for Partners
  • TYPE ind #8360

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Local Union No. 124 I. B. E. W. Pension Trust FundLocal Union No. 124 I. B. E.…$353MPlumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension PlanPlumbers Pipe Fitters & Mech…$353MUpstate New York Engineers Pension FundUpstate New York Engineers P…$353MSullivan & Cromwell LLP Group Defined Benefit Plan for PartnersSullivan & Cromwell LLP Grou…$352MPension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.Pension Plan for Employees o…$352M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$332M
Net Assets (End of Year)$351M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN364340266
Plan Effective Date1949-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 29.05664669073953% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.12B $1.45B ▲ +29.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,527 $1.1B
2023 2 4,392 $1.3B
2024 2 4,261 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.351676818 · Participants: 2110Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Group Defined Benefit Plan for Partners in NY ($352M); by covered participants it is New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension Fund in NJ (2,108 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,110 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 Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. assets move in 2023? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. grew at a solid clip - up 5.9% during 2023, from $332M to $352M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.1%, from $1.1B to $1.4B.
Where does Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Group Defined Benefit Plan for Partners in NY ($352M, 181 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Employees of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension Fund in NJ (2,108 participants, $520M 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 364340266.

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.