Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
10,478
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$674,918
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators · Utah · Finance & Insurance

$7.1B in assets, 10,478 participants

Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators's Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan reported $7.1B in total assets and 10,478 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #8,513 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in Utah

Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan covers 10,478 participants in Utah, 18x the typical Utah plan (state average ~592 per filing). Assets: $7.1B.

#8,513
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
-8.6%
assets change YoY
71×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $567M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$7,071,790,998 Highest reported value at or above every one of 123,620 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 2024

Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan is a mega filing (10,478 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$90M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$567M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $7.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $7.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 11,210 in the plan year 2023 filing to 10,478 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 870440163 · Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan · $7.1B · 10,478 · 100th

  • SCH $7.1B
  • SCH 10,478
  • SCH 100th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #8513

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Utah →

Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Delta Retirement Plan$7.3BSteelworkers Pension Trust$7.2BCox Enterprises, Inc. Pension PlanCox Enterprises, Inc. Pensio…$7.1BDeseret Mutual Master Retirement PlanDeseret Mutual Master Retire…$7.1BPepsico Employees Retirement Plan IPepsico Employees Retirement…$6.8B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Utah filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$7.0B
Net Income-$567M
Employer EIN870440163
Plan Effective Date1970-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13.2B 6.459083803928803% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12B$12.5B$13B$13.5B 202220232024 $12.4B $13.2B ▲ +6.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 35,571 $12.4B
2023 3 35,517 $13.2B
2024 3 35,796 $13.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Utah

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

Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Utah, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.071790998 · Participants: 10478Deseret Mutual Master Retirement PlanIntermountain Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.403061 · Participants: 26724Intermountain Healthcare Pension PlanRio Tinto America Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.916073742 · Participants: 1564Rio Tinto America Inc. Retirement PlanAmerica First Credit Union Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.599669079 · Participants: 2645America First Credit Union Pension PlanRetail Food Employers & Ufcw Local 711 Pension, Total assets ($B): 0.366642845 · Participants: 8046Retail Food Employers & Ufcw Local 711 PensionRetirement Plan for Employees of Intermountain Power Service Corporation, Total assets ($B): 0.330466642 · Participants: 315Retirement Plan for Employees of Intermountain Power Service Corporation
Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Utah, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan

Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan reports $7.1B in end-of-year assets across 10,478 participants (0.057% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $674,918 per participant (4.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$567M.

This plan identity (EIN 870440163, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.8B to $7.1B (-8.8%) while covered participants moved from 12,102 to 10,478 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,102 $7.8B Open filing
2023 11,210 $7.7B Open filing
2024 · index core 10,478 $7.1B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Utah, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan in GA ($7.1B); by covered participants it is Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund in NV (10,468 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($7.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (10,478 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.6% during 2024, from $7.7B to $7.1B. Reported net income was -$567M.
How have Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.5%, from $12.4B to $13.2B.
Where does Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan in GA ($7.1B, 22,501 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Deseret Mutual Master Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Eighth District Electrical Pension Fund in NV (10,468 participants, $1.3B in assets).