Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$158M
Total assets Near avg plan size
700
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$225,667
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund · Michigan · Construction

$158M in assets, 700 participants

Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund's Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund reported $158M in total assets and 700 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.

  • #8,348 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund sits by assets

Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $158M for 700 participants (~$225,667/participant), up 2.9% in 2023.

#8,348
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+2.9%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$157,966,855 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Iron Workers Local 17 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. Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (700 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund reported net income fell from $65M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund reported participants rose from 643 in the plan year 2022 filing to 700 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $154M in the plan year 2022 filing to $158M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 510161467 · Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund · $158M · 700 · 94th

  • RANK $158M
  • PHOTO 700
  • IND 94th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #8348

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Iron Workers Local 17 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)$154M
Net Assets (End of Year)$158M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN510161467
Plan Effective Date1965-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$163M 6.118875967795699% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$155M$160M$165M 202220232024 $154M $163M ▲ +6.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 643 $154M
2023 1 700 $158M
2024 1 690 $163M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.157966855 · Participants: 700Iron Workers Local 17 Pension FundGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.838918802 · Participants: 17959General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.269442236 · Participants: 26442Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.705910161 · Participants: 10215Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.529460215 · Participants: 14051Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 11.155705594 · Participants: 13635Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan in IL ($158M); by covered participants it is Convergys Corporation Pension Plan in OH (700 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (700 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 Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund edged up modestly - up 2.9% during 2023, from $154M to $158M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.1%, from $154M to $163M.
Where does Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund 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 Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan in IL ($158M, 989 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Convergys Corporation Pension Plan in OH (700 participants, $118M in assets).

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 510161467.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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