Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.4B
Total assets
6,346
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$225,028
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund · Sponsored by Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund · California · Construction

$1.4B in assets, 6,346 participants

Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund's Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund reported $1.4B in total assets and 6,346 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 127,072 plans)
  • #8,946 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in California

Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund covers 6,346 participants in California, 10x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.

$1.4B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
6,346
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$225,028
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund reported net income rose from -$111M in the plan year 2022 filing to $160M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund end-of-year assets rose from $1.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund reported participants rose from 6,062 in the plan year 2022 filing to 6,346 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund reports 6,346 participants - 10x that state average ($1.4B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.4B
Net Income$160M
Employer EIN516108443
Plan Effective Date1958-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund)

$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B 202220232024 $1.27B $1.58B ▲ +24.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,062 $1.3B
2023 1 6,346 $1.4B
2024 1 6,611 $1.6B

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Scale composition for Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund

Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund reports $1.4B in end-of-year assets across 6,346 participants (0.012% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $225,028 per participant (1.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $160M.

This plan identity (EIN 516108443, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.3B to $1.6B (+24.4%) while covered participants moved from 6,062 to 6,611 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,062 $1.3B Open filing
2023 6,346 $1.4B This page
2024 · index core 6,611 $1.6B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund assets move in 2023?
Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund grew at a solid clip - up 12.7% during 2023, from $1.3B to $1.4B. Reported net income was $160M.
How have Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $1.3B to $1.6B.
Where does Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 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 Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boy Scouts of America Master Pension Trust-Boy Scouts of America Retirement Plan for Employees in TX ($1.4B, 2,204 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund's numbers.

  • By total assets, Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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  • Southern California Pipe Trades Retirement Fund's sponsor-wide assets have grown 24.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans