Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$48M
Total assets
931
Participants
85th
Percentile by assets
$51,422
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 85th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #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.

$48M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
931
covered participants
85th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$51,422
avg assets per participant

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.

Where West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan sits 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 $2,010,000,000 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

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 →

State
Tennessee
Industry
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan outranks 85% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 0.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

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.)

$340M$360M$380M$400M$420M 202220232024 $353M $408M ▲ +15.6%
Total plan assets by year, all West Fraser, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 5,101 $353M
2023 4 5,468 $364M
2024 3 4,332 $408M

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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).

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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.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.