Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$509M
Total assets
5,326
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$95,661
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. · Wisconsin · Information & Media

$509M in assets, 5,326 participants

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reported $509M in total assets and 5,326 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #2,682 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan covers 5,326 participants in Wisconsin, 9.5x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $509M.

$509M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
5,326
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$95,661
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income fell from $57M in the plan year 2023 filing to $38M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $471M in the plan year 2023 filing to $509M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 5,421 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,326 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Participants vs Wisconsin filers

In Wisconsin, the average filing covers about 563 participants across 2,940 plans. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reports 5,326 participants - 9.5x that state average ($509M EOY assets).

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$471M
Net Assets (End of Year)$509M
Net Income$38M
Employer EIN362669023
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.)

$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.77B $2.29B â–˛ +29.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 14,741 $1.8B
2023 2 14,829 $2.1B
2024 2 14,218 $2.3B

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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

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Scale composition for Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan reports $509M in end-of-year assets across 5,326 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $95,661 per participant (69% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $38M.

This plan identity (EIN 362669023, plan #008) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $414M to $509M (+23.0%) while covered participants moved from 5,694 to 5,326 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,694 $414M Open filing
2023 5,421 $471M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,326 $509M This page

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2024, from $471M to $509M. Reported net income was $38M.
How have Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.7%, from $1.8B to $2.3B.
Where does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Pension Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Contribution Plan in MO ($505M, 2,581 participants).

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