Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$48M
Total assets Below avg plan size
931
Participants Near avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$51,422
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by West Fraser, Inc. · Tennessee · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$48M in assets, 931 participants

West Fraser, Inc.'s West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan reported $48M in total assets and 931 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.

  • #1,173 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)

Where West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $48M for 931 participants (~$51,422/participant), down 48.6% in 2023.

#1,173
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
-48.6%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $45M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$47,873,459 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

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan 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. West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (931 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $93M in the plan year 2022 filing to $48M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$36M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$45M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,021 in the plan year 2022 filing to 931 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 721489951 · West Fraser, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan · $48M · 931 · 85th

  • PHOTO $48M
  • IND 931
  • EOY 85th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Smart Financial Credit Union Employees Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #1173

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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among West Fraser, Inc. Pension 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)$93M
Net Assets (End of Year)$48M
Net Income-$45M
Employer EIN721489951
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (West Fraser, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All West Fraser, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$408M 15.633476257549159% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$340M$360M$380M$400M$420M 202220232024 $353M $408M ▲ +15.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 5,101 $353M
2023 4 5,468 $364M
2024 3 4,332 $408M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

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

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.047873459 · Participants: 931West Fraser, Inc. Pension PlanFedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.580798454 · Participants: 139031Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.836549756 · Participants: 20164Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPace Industry Union-Management Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.707920528 · Participants: 3192Pace Industry Union-Management Pension FundPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.456364769 · Participants: 5801Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 2.074583545 · Participants: 2710Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee
West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Smart Financial Credit Union Employees Pension Plan in TX ($48M); by covered participants it is Forest Lawn Retirement Plan in CA (931 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (931 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 West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan contracted severely - down 48.6% during 2023, from $93M to $48M. Reported net income was -$45M.
How have West Fraser, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), West Fraser, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.6%, from $353M to $408M.
Where does West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan 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 West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Smart Financial Credit Union Employees Pension Plan in TX ($48M, 159 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Forest Lawn Retirement Plan in CA (931 participants, $81M 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 721489951.

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.