Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$344M
Total assets Above avg plan size
990
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$347,269
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Metro Ila Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund · New Jersey · Transportation & Warehousing

$344M in assets, 990 participants

Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund's Metro Ila Pension Fund reported $344M in total assets and 990 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,203 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Metro Ila Pension Fund sits by assets

Metro Ila Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $344M for 990 participants (~$347,269/participant), up 9.6% in 2023.

#3,203
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+9.6%
assets growth YoY
3.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Metro Ila Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Metro Ila Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$343,795,831 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Metro Ila Pension Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Metro Ila Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (990 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Metro Ila Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$43M in the plan year 2022 filing to $30M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Metro Ila Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $314M in the plan year 2022 filing to $344M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Metro Ila Pension Fund reported participants fell from 1,032 in the plan year 2022 filing to 990 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 131939129 · Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Metro Ila Pension Fund · $344M · 990 · 96th

  • TYPE $344M
  • NET 990
  • BOOK 96th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Caleres, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #3203

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Metro Ila Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Metro Ila Pension Fund$344MCaleres, Inc. Retirement Plan$344MOlympus Corporation of the Americas Pension PlanOlympus Corporation of the A…$343MInternational Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (Smart) Local Union No. 36 Pension FundInternational Association of…$343MDefined Benefit Pension Plan of Agc-Iuoe Local 701 Pension Trust FundDefined Benefit Pension Plan…$342M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Metro Ila Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$314M
Net Assets (End of Year)$343M
Net Income$30M
Employer EIN131939129
Plan Effective Date1956-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$366M 16.77954947627097% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$320M$340M$360M$380M 202220232024 $314M $366M ▲ +16.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,032 $314M
2023 1 990 $344M
2024 1 1,020 $366M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Metro Ila Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Metro Ila Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.343795831 · Participants: 990Metro Ila Pension FundRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Metro Ila Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Metro Ila Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Metro Ila Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Caleres, Inc. Retirement Plan in MO ($344M); by covered participants it is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan B in TN (990 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (990 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 Metro Ila Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Metro Ila Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 9.6% during 2023, from $314M to $344M. Reported net income was $30M.
How have Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.8%, from $314M to $366M.
Where does Metro Ila Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Metro Ila Pension Fund ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Metro Ila Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Caleres, Inc. Retirement Plan in MO ($344M, 3,094 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Metro Ila Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan B in TN (990 participants, $306M 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 131939129.

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.