Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Board of Trustees Iron Workers Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $640M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 2,275
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $281,347
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Iron Workers · Massachusetts · Construction
$640M in assets, 2,275 participants
Board of Trustees Iron Workers's Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund reported $640M in total assets and 2,275 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #8,837 in Construction (9,030 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund covers 2,275 participants in Massachusetts, 3.5x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $640M.
- #8,837
- in Construction (9,030 peers)
- +9.2%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$640,064,040 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund lands in the large band (2,275 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$69M in the plan year 2022 filing to $54M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $586M in the plan year 2022 filing to $640M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund reported participants fell from 2,369 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,275 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 042591016 · Board of Trustees Iron Workers PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund · $640M · 2,275 · 98th
- VS-ST $640M
- BOY 2,275
- SCH 98th
- EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PART near Pacific Coast Roofers Pension Plan
- TYPE ind #8837
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 Massachusetts →
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $586M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $639M |
| Net Income | $54M |
| Employer EIN | 042591016 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1957-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Iron Workers)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Board of Trustees Iron Workers plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $683M 16.593042166449504% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2,369 | $586M |
| 2023 | 1 | 2,275 | $640M |
| 2024 | 1 | 2,297 | $683M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations $10.3B · 58,745
- New England Teamsters Pension Fund $9.1B · 21,786
- Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan $6.9B · 37,145
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan $5.4B · 11,888
- N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund $5.0B · 17,166
Iron Workers District Council of New England Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pacific Coast Roofers Pension Plan in CA ($639M); by covered participants it is Trustage Pension Plan for Non-Represented Employees in WI (2,274 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($640M here).
- Pacific Coast Roofers Pension Plan (CA) $639M · 4,794
- Howmet Aerospace Retirement Plan (PA) $641M · 1,929
- Memorial Hermann Pension Plan (TX) $642M · 5,830
- Usg Corporation Retirement Plan (IL) $642M · 5,647
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,275 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Trustage Pension Plan for Non-Represented Employees (WI) 2,274 · 1 off
- Teamsters Negotiated Pension Plan (MO) 2,276 · 1 off
- Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Pension Plan (PA) 2,278 · 3 off
- Atlanta Plumbers & Steamfitters Pension Fund (FL) 2,279 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.