Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$130M
Total assets Near avg plan size
84
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Smwia Staff Pension Plan · Sponsored by International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$130M in assets, 84 participants

International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation's Smwia Staff Pension Plan reported $130M in total assets and 84 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.

  • #16,666 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Smwia Staff Pension Plan sits by assets

Smwia Staff Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $130M for 84 participants (~$1.5M/participant), up 13.8% in 2023.

#16,666
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+13.8%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Smwia Staff Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Smwia Staff Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$129,787,181 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

Smwia Staff Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Smwia Staff Pension Plan is a small filing (84 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Smwia Staff Pension Plan reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Smwia Staff Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $114M in the plan year 2022 filing to $130M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Smwia Staff Pension Plan reported participants rose from 80 in the plan year 2022 filing to 84 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 526061995 · International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Smwia Staff Pension Plan · $130M · 84 · 93rd

  • PART $130M
  • TYPE 84
  • NET 93rd
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near New Orleans Employers-International Longshoremen's Association,AFL-CIO,Pension Plan
  • BOY ind #16666

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Smwia Staff Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

New Orleans Employers-International Longshoremen's Association,AFL-CIO,Pension PlanNew Orleans Employers-Intern…$130MSmwia Staff Pension Plan$130MBasic Pension Plan for Employees of Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los AngelesBasic Pension Plan for Emplo…$130MRetirement Income Plan for Employees of Edison Electric InstituteRetirement Income Plan for E…$130MTimkensteel Corporation Retirement PlanTimkensteel Corporation Reti…$130M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Smwia Staff Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$114M
Net Assets (End of Year)$126M
Net Income$16M
Employer EIN526061995
Plan Effective Date1963-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$126M 10.334828076043774% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$115M$120M$125M$130M$135M 202220232024 $114M $126M ▲ +10.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 80 $114M
2023 1 84 $130M
2024 1 83 $126M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Smwia Staff Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Smwia Staff Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.129787181 · Participants: 84Smwia Staff Pension PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.134846358 · Participants: 13674Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.184642779 · Participants: 54171Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.450021632 · Participants: 7117Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.306466489 · Participants: 61272Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.570958933 · Participants: 12263Dominion Energy Pension Plan
Smwia Staff Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Smwia Staff Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Smwia Staff Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is New Orleans Employers-International Longshoremen's Association,AFL-CIO,Pension Plan in LA ($130M); by covered participants it is Chemung Canal Trust Company Pension Plan in NY (84 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (84 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 Smwia Staff Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Smwia Staff Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.8% during 2023, from $114M to $130M. Reported net income was $16M.
How have International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.3%, from $114M to $126M.
Where does Smwia Staff Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Smwia Staff Pension Plan 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 Smwia Staff Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New Orleans Employers-International Longshoremen's Association,AFL-CIO,Pension Plan in LA ($130M, 624 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Smwia Staff Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Chemung Canal Trust Company Pension Plan in NY (84 participants, $47M 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 526061995.

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.