Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees, Pension Trust Fund for Operating Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$5.1B
Total assets
44,447
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$114,504
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Pension Trust Fund for Operating · California · Construction

$5.1B in assets, 44,447 participants

Board of Trustees, Pension Trust Fund for Operating's Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers reported $5.1B in total assets and 44,447 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
  • #8,979 in Construction (8,993 peers)

Coverage in California

Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers covers 44,447 participants in California, 70x the typical California plan (state average ~637 per filing). Assets: $5.1B.

$5.1B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
44,447
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
$114,504
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers reported net income rose from -$685M in the plan year 2022 filing to $283M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers reported participants rose from 19,523 in the plan year 2022 filing to 44,447 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers end-of-year assets rose from $4.8B in the plan year 2022 filing to $5.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 637 participants across 14,392 plans. Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers reports 44,447 participants - 70x that state average ($5.1B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$5.1B
Net Income$283M
Employer EIN946090764
Plan Effective Date1959-12-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Pension Trust Fund for Operating)

$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $5.21B $5.95B ▲ +14.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees, Pension Trust Fund for Operating plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 40,978 $5.2B
2023 2 67,062 $5.6B
2024 2 43,596 $5.9B

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Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers

Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers reports $5.1B in end-of-year assets across 44,447 participants (0.044% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.049% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $114,504 per participant (84% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $283M.

This plan identity (EIN 946090764, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.8B to $5.4B (+12.3%) while covered participants moved from 19,523 to 20,372 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 19,523 $4.8B Open filing
2023 44,447 $5.1B This page
2024 · index core 20,372 $5.4B Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers assets move in 2023?
Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers grew at a solid clip - up 5.9% during 2023, from $4.8B to $5.1B. Reported net income was $283M.
How have Board of Trustees, Pension Trust Fund for Operating plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Pension Trust Fund for Operating's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.1%, from $5.2B to $5.9B.
Where does Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers ranks in the 100th 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 Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl in NY ($5.1B, 11,091 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers's numbers.

  • By total assets, Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
  • Board of Trustees, Pension Trust Fund for Operating's sponsor-wide assets have grown 14.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans