Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bd of Trust Sw. PA & W. Md. Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
463
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$50,684
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund · Sponsored by Bd of Trust Sw. PA & W. Md. Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund · Pennsylvania · Transportation & Warehousing

$23M in assets, 463 participants

Bd of Trust Sw. PA & W. Md. Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund's Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund reported $23M in total assets and 463 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #2,504 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund sits by assets

Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $23M for 463 participants (~$50,684/participant), down 21.7% in 2023.

#2,504
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
-21.7%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,466,723 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers 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. Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (463 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund end-of-year assets fell from $30M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund reported participants rose from 456 in the plan year 2022 filing to 463 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 251046087 · Bd of Trust Sw. PA & W. Md. Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund · $23M · 463 · 75th

  • EOY $23M
  • 5500 463
  • ASSETS 75th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Penreco Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #2504

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 Pennsylvania →

Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Arizona Bricklayers Pension Trust FundArizona Bricklayers Pension …$24MJeff Bank Pension Plan$23MLocal 803 Pension Fund$23MPenreco Pension Plan$23MSouthwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension FundSouthwestern Pennsylvania & …$23M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers 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)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN251046087
Plan Effective Date1956-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bd of Trust Sw. PA & W. Md. Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bd of Trust Sw. PA & W. Md. Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$150M 401.6705182506518% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M$200M 202220232024 $30M $150M ▲ +401.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 456 $30M
2023 1 463 $23M
2024 1 432 $150M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.023466723 · Participants: 463Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension FundNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Penreco Pension Plan in IN ($23M); by covered participants it is Tidewater Electrical Industry Pension Fund in VA (463 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (463 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 Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund assets move in 2023?
Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund declined sharply - down 21.7% during 2023, from $30M to $23M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Bd of Trust Sw. PA & W. Md. Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bd of Trust Sw. PA & W. Md. Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 401.7%, from $30M to $150M.
Where does Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Penreco Pension Plan in IN ($23M, 66 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Southwestern Pennsylvania & Western Maryland Area Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tidewater Electrical Industry Pension Fund in VA (463 participants, $58M in assets).