Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sheet Metal Workers Pension Trust Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.5B
Total assets
5,496
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$277,374
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California · Sponsored by Sheet Metal Workers Pension Trust · California · Construction

$1.5B in assets, 5,496 participants

Sheet Metal Workers Pension Trust's Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California reported $1.5B in total assets and 5,496 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)
  • #8,955 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in California

Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California covers 5,496 participants in California, 8.7x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.

$1.5B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
5,496
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$277,374
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California reported net income rose from -$205M in the plan year 2022 filing to $130M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California reported participants fell from 5,634 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,496 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. Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California reports 5,496 participants - 8.7x that state average ($1.5B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income$130M
Employer EIN516115939
Plan Effective Date1958-12-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sheet Metal Workers Pension Trust)

$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B 202220232024 $1.41B $1.6B ▲ +13.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Sheet Metal Workers Pension Trust plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5,634 $1.4B
2023 1 5,496 $1.5B
2024 1 5,468 $1.6B

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Scale composition for Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California

Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California reports $1.5B in end-of-year assets across 5,496 participants (0.012% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $277,374 per participant (2.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $130M.

This plan identity (EIN 516115939, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $1.6B (+13.0%) while covered participants moved from 5,634 to 5,468 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,634 $1.4B Open filing
2023 5,496 $1.5B This page
2024 · index core 5,468 $1.6B Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California assets move in 2023?
Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California grew at a solid clip - up 7.8% during 2023, from $1.4B to $1.5B. Reported net income was $130M.
How have Sheet Metal Workers Pension Trust plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sheet Metal Workers Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.0%, from $1.4B to $1.6B.
Where does Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California 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 Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Supervalu Inc. Retirement Plan in MN ($1.5B, 1,407 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California's numbers.

  • By total assets, Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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  • Sheet Metal Workers Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets have grown 13.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans