Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
45
Participants Small participant base
42nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,389
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers · Illinois · Manufacturing

$4M in assets, 45 participants

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan reported $4M in total assets and 45 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 42nd 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.

  • #4,691 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers multi-year trail

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's plans moved +25.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan at $4M / 45 participants.

#4,691
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+11.9%
assets growth YoY

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,382,517 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan is a small filing (45 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$839K in the plan year 2022 filing to $471K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan reported participants fell from 46 in the plan year 2022 filing to 45 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 362985801 · Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan · $4M · 45 · 42nd

  • 5500 $4M
  • 5500 45
  • 5500 42nd
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Texans Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust
  • 5500 ind #4691

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nextier Bank Pension Plan$4MMark Broudo M.D. P.a. Pension PlanMark Broudo M.D. P.a. Pensio…$4MMetal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension PlanMetal Engravers Union Local …$4MTexans Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and TrustTexans Credit Union Defined …$4MAllegro International Service Inc. Pension PlanAllegro International Servic…$4M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 25.397339109622198% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.5M$4M$4.5M$5M$5.5M 202220232024 $3.91M $4.91M ▲ +25.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 46 $4M
2023 1 45 $4M
2024 1 44 $5M

Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income$471K
Employer EIN362985801
Plan Effective Date1964-01-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.004382517 · Participants: 45Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Texans Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in TX ($4M); by covered participants it is Cosmetic Laboratories, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in TX (45 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (45 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 Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.9% during 2023, from $4M to $4M. Reported net income was $471K.
How have Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bd of Trustees Metal Engravers's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $4M to $5M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Texans Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in TX ($4M, 41 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Metal Engravers Union Local 34 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cosmetic Laboratories, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in TX (45 participants, $315 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 362985801.

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.