Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$126M
Total assets Near avg plan size
83
Participants Small participant base
92nd
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

$126M in assets, 83 participants

International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation's Smwia Staff Pension Plan reported $126M in total assets and 83 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #15,634 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Smwia Staff Pension Plan sits by assets

Smwia Staff Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $126M for 83 participants (~$1.5M/participant), down 3.0% in 2024.

#15,634
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-3.0%
assets change YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$125,881,845 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Smwia Staff Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Smwia Staff Pension Plan is a small filing (83 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Smwia Staff Pension Plan reported net income fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Smwia Staff Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $130M in the plan year 2023 filing to $126M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Smwia Staff Pension Plan reported participants fell from 84 in the plan year 2023 filing to 83 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 526061995 · International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Smwia Staff Pension Plan · $126M · 83 · 92nd

  • BOOK $126M
  • VS-ST 83
  • BOY 92nd
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Laborers Local 231 Pension Plan
  • PART ind #15634

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

Int'l Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees - Local 22 Pension FundInt'l Alliance of Theatrical…$126MSmwia Staff Pension Plan$126MLaborers Local 231 Pension PlanLaborers Local 231 Pension P…$126MLoomis-Sayles Funded Pension PlanLoomis-Sayles Funded Pension…$126MZiply Fiber Pension Plan$126M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Smwia Staff Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$130M
Net Assets (End of Year)$122M
Net Income-$4M
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 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Smwia Staff Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.125881845 · Participants: 83Smwia Staff Pension PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.781759216 · Participants: 12678Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.481735153 · Participants: 56633Retirement Security PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.902237059 · Participants: 63530Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.398702873 · Participants: 6737Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.332769083 · Participants: 11758Dominion 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 Laborers Local 231 Pension Plan in IL ($126M); by covered participants it is Amplify Credit Union in TX (83 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($126M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (83 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 Smwia Staff Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Smwia Staff Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 3.0% during 2024, from $130M to $126M. Reported net income was -$4M.
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 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Laborers Local 231 Pension Plan in IL ($126M, 455 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 Amplify Credit Union in TX (83 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.