Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$48M
Total assets Below avg plan size
818
Participants Near avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$59,142
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Insulators Local No. 53 Pension · Sponsored by Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund · Louisiana · Construction

$48M in assets, 818 participants

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund's Insulators Local No. 53 Pension reported $48M in total assets and 818 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #7,503 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Insulators Local No. 53 Pension sits by assets

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $48M for 818 participants (~$59,142/participant), up 2.8% in 2023.

#7,503
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+2.8%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension's outsized position by total assets

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension vs every filed plan by assets

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

$48,378,294 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Insulators Local No. 53 Pension sits mid-pack in the medium band (818 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Insulators Local No. 53 Pension reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Insulators Local No. 53 Pension end-of-year assets rose from $47M in the plan year 2022 filing to $48M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 720542804 · Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension · $48M · 818 · 85th

  • BOY $48M
  • SCH 818
  • EBSA 85th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near International Association of Firefighters Employees Pension Plan
  • NET ind #7503

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 Louisiana →

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension in the asset neighbourhood

Insulators Local No. 53 PensionInsulators Local No. 53 Pens…$48MInternational Association of Firefighters Employees Pension PlanInternational Association of…$48MNysa-Ppgu Pension Fund & Plan$48MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 146 Pension PlanPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$48MAtlas Copco Pension Plan$48M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Insulators Local No. 53 Pension and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)$48M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN720542804
Plan Effective Date1959-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$49M 4.753179199472654% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$46M$47M$48M$49M$50M 202220232024 $47.1M $49.3M ▲ +4.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 826 $47M
2023 1 818 $48M
2024 1 737 $49M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Louisiana

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

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Insulators Local No. 53 Pension, Total assets ($B): 0.048378294 · Participants: 818Insulators Local No. 53 PensionLumen Combined Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.759995521 · Participants: 10804Lumen Combined Pension PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.116494038 · Participants: 7501Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining EmployeesWillis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.057613019 · Participants: 5919Willis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.903247068 · Participants: 2424Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining EmployeesEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan III, Total assets ($B): 0.81927327 · Participants: 63Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III
Insulators Local No. 53 Pension vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Insulators Local No. 53 Pension side-by-side with 3 peers →

Insulators Local No. 53 Pension's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Louisiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is International Association of Firefighters Employees Pension Plan in DC ($48M); by covered participants it is Akron General Medical Center Retirement Income Plan in OH (818 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (818 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 Insulators Local No. 53 Pension assets move in 2023? ▼
Insulators Local No. 53 Pension edged up modestly - up 2.8% during 2023, from $47M to $48M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Insulators Local No. 53 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $47M to $49M.
Where does Insulators Local No. 53 Pension rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Insulators Local No. 53 Pension ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Insulators Local No. 53 Pension? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is International Association of Firefighters Employees Pension Plan in DC ($48M, 59 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Insulators Local No. 53 Pension? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Akron General Medical Center Retirement Income Plan in OH (818 participants, $151M 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 720542804.

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.