Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$3.3B
Total assets
12,640
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$258,194
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Operating Engineers Pension Trust · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust · California · Construction

$3.3B in assets, 12,640 participants

Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust's Operating Engineers Pension Trust reported $3.3B in total assets and 12,640 participants in its 2022 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 139,258 plans)
  • #9,915 in Construction (9,938 peers)

Coverage in California

Operating Engineers Pension Trust covers 12,640 participants in California, 20x the typical California plan (state average ~637 per filing). Assets: $3.3B.

$3.3B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
12,640
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$258,194
avg assets per participant
State
Industry

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 637 participants across 14,392 plans. Operating Engineers Pension Trust reports 12,640 participants - 20x that state average ($3.3B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.2B
Net Income$272M
Employer EIN956032478
Plan Effective Date1960-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust)

$3B$3.2B$3.4B$3.6B 202220232024 $3.26B $3.08B ▼ -5.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 12,640 $3.3B
2023 1 13,014 $3.5B
2024 1 11,247 $3.1B

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Operating Engineers Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Operating Engineers Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Operating Engineers Pension Trust

Operating Engineers Pension Trust reports $3.3B in end-of-year assets across 12,640 participants (0.028% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $258,194 per participant (1.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was $272M.

This plan identity (EIN 956032478, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.3B to $3.1B (-5.7%) while covered participants moved from 12,640 to 11,247 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,640 $3.3B This page
2023 13,014 $3.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 11,247 $3.1B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Operating Engineers Pension Trust assets move in 2022?
Operating Engineers Pension Trust grew at a solid clip - up 9.1% during 2022, from $3.0B to $3.3B. Reported net income was $272M.
How have Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets declined 5.7%, from $3.3B to $3.1B.
Where does Operating Engineers Pension Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Operating Engineers Pension Trust ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Operating Engineers Pension Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis in MO ($3.3B, 8,767 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Operating Engineers Pension Trust's numbers.

  • By total assets, Operating Engineers Pension Trust ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
  • Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets have declined 5.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans