Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$4.9B
Total assets
21,375
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$231,425
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California · California · Construction

$4.9B in assets, 21,375 participants

Board of Trustees Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California's Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California reported $4.9B in total assets and 21,375 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #9,013 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in California

Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California covers 21,375 participants in California, 34x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $4.9B.

$4.9B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
21,375
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$231,425
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California reported net income rose from $74M in the plan year 2022 filing to $443M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California end-of-year assets rose from $4.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $4.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California reported participants fell from 21,850 in the plan year 2022 filing to 21,375 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California reports 21,375 participants - 34x that state average ($4.9B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.9B
Net Income$443M
Employer EIN946277608
Plan Effective Date1963-08-02
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California)

$5.5B$6B$6.5B$7B$7.5B 202220232024 $5.94B $7.04B ▲ +18.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 51,913 $5.9B
2023 2 51,238 $6.3B
2024 2 50,598 $7.0B

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Scale composition for Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California

Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California reports $4.9B in end-of-year assets across 21,375 participants (0.040% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.023% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $231,425 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $443M.

This plan identity (EIN 946277608, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.6B to $5.5B (+19.3%) while covered participants moved from 21,850 to 21,267 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 21,850 $4.6B Open filing
2023 21,375 $4.9B This page
2024 · index core 21,267 $5.5B Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California assets move in 2023?
Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California grew at a solid clip - up 7.8% during 2023, from $4.6B to $4.9B. Reported net income was $443M.
How have Board of Trustees Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.4%, from $5.9B to $7.0B.
Where does Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California 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 Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund in MA ($5.0B, 17,166 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California's numbers.

  • By total assets, Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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  • Board of Trustees Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern California's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans