Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

United Benefits Group Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
14,993
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$230,615
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Co-Op Retirement Plan · Sponsored by United Benefits Group · Missouri · Manufacturing

$3.5B in assets, 14,993 participants

United Benefits Group's Co-Op Retirement Plan reported $3.5B in total assets and 14,993 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #18,575 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Co-Op Retirement Plan covers 14,993 participants in Missouri, 20x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $3.5B.

#18,575
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.4%
assets growth YoY
35×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Co-Op Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Co-Op Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,457,605,028 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Co-Op Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Co-Op Retirement Plan is a mega filing (14,993 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Co-Op Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$300M in the plan year 2022 filing to $82M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Co-Op Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 15,460 in the plan year 2022 filing to 14,993 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Co-Op Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $3.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 010689331 · United Benefits Group PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Co-Op Retirement Plan · $3.5B · 14,993 · 100th

  • PHOTO $3.5B
  • IND 14,993
  • EOY 100th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Honda Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #18575

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 Missouri →

Co-Op Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kodak Retirement Income Plan$3.5BCo-Op Retirement Plan$3.5BHonda Retirement Plan$3.4BBae Systems Employees' Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Retir…$3.4BHii Newport News Shipbuilding, Inc. Retirement PlanHii Newport News Shipbuildin…$3.4B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Co-Op Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.4B
Net Income$82M
Employer EIN010689331
Plan Effective Date1946-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (United Benefits Group)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All United Benefits Group plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.5B 3.918161915479977% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.35B$3.4B$3.45B$3.5B$3.55B 202220232024 $3.38B $3.51B ▲ +3.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 15,460 $3.4B
2023 1 14,993 $3.5B
2024 1 15,151 $3.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Co-Op Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Co-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.457605028 · Participants: 14993Co-Op Retirement PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.787453474 · Participants: 30358Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.709766277 · Participants: 10156Ameren Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376279254 · Participants: 2671Emerson Electric Company Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.265514848 · Participants: 11420Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisBjc Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.838204241 · Participants: 19553Bjc Pension Plan
Co-Op Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Co-Op Retirement Plan

Co-Op Retirement Plan reports $3.5B in end-of-year assets across 14,993 participants (0.028% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.016% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $230,615 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $82M.

This plan identity (EIN 010689331, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.4B to $3.5B (+3.9%) while covered participants moved from 15,460 to 15,151 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 15,460 $3.4B Open filing
2023 14,993 $3.5B This page
2024 · index core 15,151 $3.5B Open filing

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

Co-Op Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Honda Retirement Plan in CA ($3.4B); by covered participants it is National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund in MD (15,047 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (14,993 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 Co-Op Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Co-Op Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 2.4% during 2023, from $3.4B to $3.5B. Reported net income was $82M.
How have United Benefits Group plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), United Benefits Group's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.9%, from $3.4B to $3.5B.
Where does Co-Op Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Co-Op Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th 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 Co-Op Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Honda Retirement Plan in CA ($3.4B, 8,837 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Co-Op Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund in MD (15,047 participants, $4.5B in assets).