Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund

Data updated 2026-07-24

$1.2B
Total assets
15,271
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$78,281
Avg per participant

Sponsored by Board of Trustees, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution · California · Construction

Board of Trustees, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution's California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund reported $1.2B in total assets and 15,271 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.

What the 2023 filing shows

California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund holds $1.2B for 15,271 participants - about $78,281 per participant, among the largest 1% of all filed plans, up 18.4% over the 2023 plan year.

$1.2B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
15,271
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
$78,281
avg assets per participant
State
Industry
Construction

Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

What the Filing Says About California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund

California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund is a Money Purchase retirement plan sponsored by Board of Trustees, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution, headquartered in California. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's 2023 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $1.2B in total end-of-year assets and covers 15,271 participants across the Construction industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 953304279, and the plan has been effective since 1978-07-01. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.

Year over year, total assets grew sharply from $1.0B at the beginning of 2023 to $1.2B at year-end - up 18.4%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $1.2B, with reported net income of $186M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 1 prior plan-year filing from the same sponsor shown below.

Across the 2 plan years Board of Trustees, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution has on file with PlainRetire (2022-2023), sponsor-wide plan assets have moved from $1.0B to $1.2B, a gain of 18.4%, while reported participants moved from 9,087 to 15,271 (+68.1%). Year-by-year, sponsor-wide filings show: 2022 - $1.0B in assets across 1 plan covering 9,087 participants; 2023 - $1.2B in assets across 1 plan covering 15,271 participants.

By assets, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund outranks 99% of the 126,618 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 12x the national average plan size of $100M and 730 average participants.

Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows, a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.

How the percentile is calculated: we count every plan that filed a 2023 Form 5500 with a reported end-of-year asset figure (126,618 plans), rank California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund against all of them by total assets, and report the share of those plans it outranks. A plan reporting no asset figure for the year is excluded from the ranking rather than assumed to be zero.

Financial Summary (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Total Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income$186M
Plan TypeMoney Purchase
Employer EIN953304279
Plan Effective Date1978-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution)

$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 20222023 $1.01B $1.2B ▲ +18.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution 401(k) plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 9,087 $1.0B
2023 1 15,271 $1.2B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much money is in the California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund?
As of the 2023 Form 5500 filing, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund holds $1.2B in total assets with 15,271 participants. It is sponsored by Board of Trustees, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution.
What type of plan is California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund?
California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund is a Money Purchase plan. It has been effective since 1978-07-01. The plan is filed with the U.S. Department of Labor under EIN 953304279.
Who sponsors the California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund?
California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund is sponsored by Board of Trustees, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution, located in California. The sponsor's EIN is 953304279 and the plan operates in the Construction industry.
How did California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund perform in 2023?
California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund grew sharply - up 18.4% during 2023, moving from $1.0B to $1.2B in total assets. Net income was $186M.

What this filing means

Ways to act on California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund's numbers.

  • By total assets, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution Pension Trust Fund ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Money Purchase plans in California. Compare plans
  • Board of Trustees, California Iron Workers Field Defined Contribution's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.4% since 2022 across 2 plan years on file. More Construction plans
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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 953304279.

Reference: IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business, contribution-limit rules.

Reference: IRS Publication 590-B, Distributions from IRAs, RMD rules under SECURE Act 2.0.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.

Every figure on PlainRetire is rendered directly from the Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual return filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-07-24.