Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$1.9B
Total assets
7,093
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$267,574
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Seafarers Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan · Maryland · Transportation & Warehousing

$1.9B in assets, 7,093 participants

Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan's Seafarers Pension Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 7,093 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
  • #3,298 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,344 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Seafarers Pension Plan covers 7,093 participants in Maryland, 7.3x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~971 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.

$1.9B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
7,093
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
$267,574
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Seafarers Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$358M in the plan year 2022 filing to $114M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Seafarers Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.8B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Seafarers Pension Plan reported participants fell from 7,399 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,093 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Participants vs Maryland filers

In Maryland, the average filing covers about 971 participants across 2,307 plans. Seafarers Pension Plan reports 7,093 participants - 7.3x that state average ($1.9B EOY assets).

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income$114M
Employer EIN136100329
Plan Effective Date1961-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan)

$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$2B$2.1B 202220232024 $1.78B $2.06B ▲ +15.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 7,399 $1.8B
2023 1 7,093 $1.9B
2024 1 7,182 $2.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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Seafarers Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

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Seafarers Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Seafarers Pension Plan

Seafarers Pension Plan reports $1.9B in end-of-year assets across 7,093 participants (0.016% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $267,574 per participant (2.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $114M.

This plan identity (EIN 136100329, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.8B to $2.1B (+15.2%) while covered participants moved from 7,399 to 7,182 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,399 $1.8B Open filing
2023 7,093 $1.9B This page
2024 · index core 7,182 $2.1B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Seafarers Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Seafarers Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Seafarers Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.3% during 2023, from $1.8B to $1.9B. Reported net income was $114M.
How have Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.2%, from $1.8B to $2.1B.
Where does Seafarers Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Seafarers Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 126,618 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Seafarers Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hess Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in TX ($1.9B, 1,324 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Seafarers Pension Plan's numbers.