Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$143M
Total assets Near avg plan size
690
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$207,724
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund · Tennessee · Construction

$143M in assets, 690 participants

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund's Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund reported $143M in total assets and 690 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #8,288 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund sits by assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $143M for 690 participants (~$207,724/participant), up 5.4% in 2023.

#8,288
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+5.4%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$143,329,780 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 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. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (690 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $136M in the plan year 2022 filing to $143M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund reported participants fell from 717 in the plan year 2022 filing to 690 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 626101288 · Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund · $143M · 690 · 93rd

  • NET $143M
  • BOOK 690
  • VS-ST 93rd
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Idaho Operating Engineers Employers Pension Plan
  • EBSA ind #8288

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 Tennessee →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Kansas City Life Insurance Company Cash Balance Pension PlanKansas City Life Insurance C…$143MSisecam US Pension Plan$143MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$143MIdaho Operating Engineers Employers Pension PlanIdaho Operating Engineers Em…$143MThe Lozier Corporation Pension Plan and TrustThe Lozier Corporation Pensi…$143M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 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)$136M
Net Assets (End of Year)$141M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN626101288
Plan Effective Date1967-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$153M 12.115147921873666% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$130M$135M$140M$145M$150M$155M 202220232024 $136M $153M ▲ +12.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 717 $136M
2023 1 690 $143M
2024 1 736 $153M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.14332978 · Participants: 690Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension FundFedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.580798454 · Participants: 139031Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.836549756 · Participants: 20164Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPace Industry Union-Management Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.707920528 · Participants: 3192Pace Industry Union-Management Pension FundPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.456364769 · Participants: 5801Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 2.074583545 · Participants: 2710Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Idaho Operating Engineers Employers Pension Plan in WA ($143M); by covered participants it is Mgic Pension Plan in WI (692 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (690 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 5.4% during 2023, from $136M to $143M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.1%, from $136M to $153M.
Where does Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund ranks in the 93rd 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Idaho Operating Engineers Employers Pension Plan in WA ($143M, 413 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mgic Pension Plan in WI (692 participants, $392M 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 626101288.

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.