Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Joint Board of Trustees Bricklayer Pension Trust Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$182M
Total assets: 484
Participants: 94th
Percentile by assets: $375,079
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area · Sponsored by Joint Board of Trustees Bricklayer Pension Trust Fund · Michigan · Construction

$182M in assets, 484 participants

Joint Board of Trustees Bricklayer Pension Trust Fund's Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area reported $182M in total assets and 484 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

94th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#8,409 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area sits by assets

Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $182M for 484 participants (~$375,079/participant), up 10.9% in 2023.

$182M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 484
covered participants: 94th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $375,079
avg assets per participant

Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area end-of-year assets rose from $164M in the plan year 2022 filing to $182M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area reported participants rose from 464 in the plan year 2022 filing to 484 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State

Michigan

Industry

Construction

Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area outranks 94% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 1.8x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$164M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$178M
Net Income	$16M
Employer EIN	516030972
Plan Effective Date	1957-04-29
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joint Board of Trustees Bricklayer Pension Trust Fund)

Total plan assets by year, all Joint Board of Trustees Bricklayer Pension Trust Fund plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	464	$164M
2023	1	484	$182M
2024	1	502	$190M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan $44.8B · 17,959
Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $19.3B · 26,442
Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $12.7B · 10,215
Dow Employees' Pension Plan $11.5B · 14,051
Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $11.2B · 13,635

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area by total assets, not by location.

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated Pension Plan (IA) $182M · 291
Pension Plan for Employees of Mount Nittany Medical Center (PA) $181M · 1,164
The Shubert Organization, Inc. Employees Pension Plan (NY) $182M · 153
Cic-Toc Pension Plan (WA) $181M · 61

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area assets move in 2023? ▼

Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area grew at a solid clip - up 10.9% during 2023, from $164M to $182M. Reported net income was $16M.

How have Joint Board of Trustees Bricklayer Pension Trust Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Joint Board of Trustees Bricklayer Pension Trust Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.1%, from $164M to $190M.

Where does Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lee Enterprises, Incorporated Pension Plan in IA ($182M, 291 participants).

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Scale reading

Ways to act on Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area's numbers.

By total assets, Bricklayers' Pension Trust Fund-Metropolitan Area ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan. Compare plans
Joint Board of Trustees Bricklayer Pension Trust Fund's sponsor-wide assets have grown 16.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 516030972.