Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $145M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 595
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $243,395
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund · Sponsored by Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund · Texas · Construction
$145M in assets, 595 participants
Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund's IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund reported $145M in total assets and 595 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.
- #8,297 in Construction (9,030 peers)
Where IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund sits by assets
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $145M for 595 participants (~$243,395/participant), up 13.1% in 2023.
- #8,297
- in Construction (9,030 peers)
- +13.1%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund's outsized position by total assets
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$144,820,158 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund 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. IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (595 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund reported net income rose from -$21M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund end-of-year assets rose from $128M in the plan year 2022 filing to $145M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund reported participants fell from 615 in the plan year 2022 filing to 595 in the plan year 2023 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 746183767 · Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund · $145M · 595 · 93rd
- PHOTO $145M
- IND 595
- EOY 93rd
- 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
- ASSETS near U.a. Plumbers 63 & Steamfitters 353 Joint Pension
- PCT ind #8297
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 Texas →
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $128M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $145M |
| Net Income | $17M |
| Employer EIN | 746183767 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1972-09-06 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $162M 26.82920641782153% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 615 | $128M |
| 2023 | 1 | 595 | $145M |
| 2024 | 1 | 653 | $162M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- AT&T Pension Benefit Plan $30.0B · 107,859
- Shell Pension Plan $15.1B · 12,215
- Exxonmobil Pension Plan $12.0B · 22,551
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- Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan $5.5B · 9,360
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is U.a. Plumbers 63 & Steamfitters 353 Joint Pension in IN ($145M); by covered participants it is Jbt Corporation Employees' Retirement Program in IL (595 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($145M here).
- U.a. Plumbers 63 & Steamfitters 353 Joint Pension (IN) $145M · 481
- Hodgson Russ Retirement Plan (NY) $145M · 327
- Employees' Retirement Plan of Green Mountain Power Corporation (VT) $145M · 230
- Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan () $145M · 217
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (595 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Jbt Corporation Employees' Retirement Program (IL) 595 · 0 off
- Mainegeneral Health Pension Plan (ME) 596 · 1 off
- Mativ Holdings, Inc. Pension Plan (GA) 594 · 1 off
- Local No. 41 IBEW Pension Plan (NY) 594 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.