Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Qualstar Credit Union Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
93
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$344,879
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Qualstar Credit Union · Washington · Finance & Insurance

$32M in assets, 93 participants

Qualstar Credit Union's Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan reported $32M in total assets and 93 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #6,180 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Where Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan sits by assets

Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $32M for 93 participants (~$344,879/participant), up 12.6% in 2023.

#6,180
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+12.6%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan's outsized position by total assets

Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$32,073,770 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan is a small filing (93 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan reported participants fell from 105 in the plan year 2022 filing to 93 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 916035907 · Qualstar Credit Union PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan · $32M · 93 · 80th

  • ASSETS $32M
  • PCT 93
  • EIN 80th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Greater Lafayette Health Services, Inc. Pension Security Plan
  • IND ind #6180

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 Washington →

Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN916035907
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Qualstar Credit Union)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Qualstar Credit Union plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51M 22.19037512688466% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $41.4M $50.5M ▲ +22.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 244 $41M
2023 2 219 $47M
2024 2 199 $51M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.03207377 · Participants: 93Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit PlanWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.387332732 · Participants: 229511Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.042153263 · Participants: 31566The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.333139549 · Participants: 32477The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.287308621 · Participants: 15892Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.066446219 · Participants: 8339Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Greater Lafayette Health Services, Inc. Pension Security Plan in IN ($32M); by covered participants it is American Postal Workers Union Officers' Qualified Retirement Plan in DC (93 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (93 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 Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.6% during 2023, from $28M to $32M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Qualstar Credit Union plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Qualstar Credit Union's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.2%, from $41M to $51M.
Where does Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan ranks in the 80th 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 Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Greater Lafayette Health Services, Inc. Pension Security Plan in IN ($32M, 355 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Qualstar Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is American Postal Workers Union Officers' Qualified Retirement Plan in DC (93 participants, $119M 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 916035907.

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.