Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of Ufcw Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,626
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund · Sponsored by Trustees of Ufcw Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund · Illinois · Retail Trade

$1.9B in assets, 1,626 participants

Trustees of Ufcw Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund's United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund reported $1.9B in total assets and 1,626 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.

  • #8,373 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund covers 1,626 participants in Illinois, 2.1x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.

#8,373
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+172.7%
assets growth YoY
20×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,943,983,944 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund lands in the large band (1,626 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$85M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $713M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund reported participants fell from 1,721 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,626 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 366508328 · Trustees of Ufcw Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund · $1.9B · 1,626 · 99th

  • SCH $1.9B
  • EBSA 1,626
  • PART 99th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Linde U.S. Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #8373

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy CompanyPension Plan a for Employees…$2.0BLinde U.S. Pension Plan$2.0BUnited Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension FundUnited Food and Commercial W…$1.9BGeneral Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial)General Dynamics Retirement …$1.9BRetirement Benefit Accumulation Plan for Employees of PwcRetirement Benefit Accumulat…$1.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$713M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income$1.2B
Employer EIN366508328
Plan Effective Date1963-11-25
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Ufcw Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Ufcw Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 169.15264169961742% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$0.5B$1B$1.5B$2B$2.5B 20222023 $0.73B $1.96B ▲ +168.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,721 $728M
2023 2 1,626 $2.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.943983944 · Participants: 1626United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension FundCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Linde U.S. Pension Plan in CT ($2.0B); by covered participants it is Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan in MD (1,626 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,626 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 United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund assets move in 2023?
United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund surged - up 172.7% during 2023, from $713M to $1.9B. Reported net income was $1.2B.
How have Trustees of Ufcw Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Trustees of Ufcw Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 169.2%, from $728M to $2.0B.
Where does United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund 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 United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Linde U.S. Pension Plan in CT ($2.0B, 6,359 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to United Food and Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan in MD (1,626 participants, $573M in assets).