Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sunwest Federal Credit Union Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$18M
Total assets Small plan by assets
99
Participants Small participant base
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$179,233
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Sunwest Federal Credit Union · Arizona · Finance & Insurance

$18M in assets, 99 participants

Sunwest Federal Credit Union's Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust reported $18M in total assets and 99 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #4,999 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Sunwest Federal Credit Union multi-year trail

Sunwest Federal Credit Union's plans moved -22.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust at $18M / 99 participants.

#4,999
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
-6.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,744,060 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust is a small filing (99 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust end-of-year assets fell from $19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 104 in the plan year 2022 filing to 99 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 860097752 · Sunwest Federal Credit Union PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust · $18M · 99 · 70th

  • PART $18M
  • PART 99
  • PART 70th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Fedway Associates, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #4999

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 Arizona →

Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Key Lakes Non-Contributory Pension PlanKey Lakes Non-Contributory P…$18MFedway Associates, Inc. Employees' Retirement PlanFedway Associates, Inc. Empl…$18MHeat & Frost & Allied Workers No. 21 Pension PlanHeat & Frost & Allied Worker…$18MPension Plan for Employees of Woodbury UniversityPension Plan for Employees o…$18MSunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and TrustSunwest Federal Credit Union…$18M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Sunwest Federal Credit Union multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sunwest Federal Credit Union plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 22.17825208760181% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M 202220232024 $18.9M $14.7M ▼ -22.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 104 $19M
2023 1 99 $18M
2024 1 95 $15M

Sunwest Federal Credit Union filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN860097752
Plan Effective Date1964-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arizona

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

Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.01774406 · Participants: 99Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and TrustPinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.271793253 · Participants: 5824Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement PlanSalt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.784269809 · Participants: 4790Salt River Project Employees' Retirement PlanFreeport Minerals Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.443465749 · Participants: 2597Freeport Minerals Corporation Retirement PlanDesert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.005171309 · Participants: 19139Desert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension PlanAvnet Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.50129138 · Participants: 2483Avnet Pension Plan
Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants

Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Fedway Associates, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan in NJ ($18M); by covered participants it is Local 1102 Retirement Trust in NY (99 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (99 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 Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust assets move in 2023?
Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust pulled back noticeably - down 6.0% during 2023, from $19M to $18M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Sunwest Federal Credit Union plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sunwest Federal Credit Union's sponsor-wide assets declined 22.2%, from $19M to $15M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fedway Associates, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan in NJ ($18M, 62 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sunwest Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Local 1102 Retirement Trust in NY (99 participants, $36M in assets).