Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees of Eca Chicago and Local Union 134 IBEW Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$2.4B
Total assets: 7,000
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $346,561
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of Eca Chicago and Local Union 134 IBEW Pension Plan · Illinois · Construction

$2.4B in assets, 7,000 participants

Board of Trustees of Eca Chicago and Local Union 134 IBEW Pension Plan's Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 reported $2.4B in total assets and 7,000 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.

99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#8,990 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 covers 7,000 participants in Illinois, 9.0x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $2.4B.

$2.4B
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 7,000
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $346,561
avg assets per participant

Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 reported net income rose from $131M in the plan year 2022 filing to $184M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 end-of-year assets rose from $2.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 reported participants rose from 6,769 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,000 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State

Illinois

Industry

Construction

Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 reports 7,000 participants - 9.0x that state average ($2.4B EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$2.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$2.4B
Net Income	$184M
Employer EIN	516030753
Plan Effective Date	1949-10-07
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of Eca Chicago and Local Union 134 IBEW Pension Plan)

Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees of Eca Chicago and Local Union 134 IBEW Pension Plan plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	28,754	$5.1B
2023	2	30,108	$5.7B
2024	2	31,363	$6.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $49.7B · 48,538
State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $35.2B · 45,001
United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,680
John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $8.0B · 16,346
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $7.8B · 17,382

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Scale composition for Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2

Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 reports $2.4B in end-of-year assets across 7,000 participants (0.020% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $346,561 per participant (2.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $184M.

This plan identity (EIN 516030753, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.2B to $2.7B (+20.1%) while covered participants moved from 6,769 to 7,085 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year	Participants	EOY assets	Filing
2022	6,769	$2.2B	Open filing
2023	7,000	$2.4B	This page
2024 · index core	7,085	$2.7B	Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Plan 5 (Profit Sharing, $3.5B, 24,278 participants)
Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.7B, 7,085 participants)

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 by total assets, not by location.

Bayer Corporation Pension Plan (MO) $2.4B · 1,429
Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia & Vicinity (NJ) $2.4B · 10,032
Saint-Gobain Retirement Income Plan (PA) $2.4B · 11,921
Pension Plan of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NJ) $2.4B · 428

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 assets move in 2023? ▼

Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 grew at a solid clip - up 8.2% during 2023, from $2.2B to $2.4B. Reported net income was $184M.

How have Board of Trustees of Eca Chicago and Local Union 134 IBEW Pension Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of Eca Chicago and Local Union 134 IBEW Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.9%, from $5.1B to $6.2B.

Where does Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 ranks in the 99th 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 Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bayer Corporation Pension Plan in MO ($2.4B, 1,429 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2's numbers.

By total assets, Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 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 Illinois. Compare plans
Board of Trustees of Eca Chicago and Local Union 134 IBEW Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets have grown 20.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 516030753.