Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$162M
Total assets Near avg plan size
653
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$248,594
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund · Sponsored by Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund · Texas · Construction

$162M in assets, 653 participants

Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund's IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund reported $162M in total assets and 653 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #8,323 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund sits by assets

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $162M for 653 participants (~$248,594/participant), up 12.1% in 2024.

#8,323
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+12.1%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund's outsized position by total assets

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$162,331,749 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (653 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund end-of-year assets rose from $145M in the plan year 2023 filing to $162M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund reported participants rose from 595 in the plan year 2023 filing to 653 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund reported net income rose from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $17M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 746183767 · Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund · $162M · 653 · 93rd

  • 5500 $162M
  • ASSETS 653
  • PCT 93rd
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #8323

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan of the Unite Here InternationalRetirement Plan of the Unite…$163MLiquor and Allied Workers Local No. 3 Pension Fund Salesmen DivisionLiquor and Allied Workers Lo…$163MIBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust FundIBEW Local Union No. 479 Pen…$162MCredit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Retirement PlanCredit Agricole Corporate an…$162MCalifornia Casualty Management Co. Pension PlanCalifornia Casualty Manageme…$162M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$145M
Net Assets (End of Year)$162M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN746183767
Plan Effective Date1972-09-06
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$162M 26.82920641782153% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $128M $162M ▲ +26.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 615 $128M
2023 1 595 $145M
2024 1 653 $162M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.162331749 · Participants: 653IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust FundAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Retirement Plan in NY ($162M); by covered participants it is Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan in CA (653 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (653 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 IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund grew at a solid clip - up 12.1% during 2024, from $145M to $162M. Reported net income was $17M.
How have Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of IBEW Local Union No 479 Pension Trust Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.8%, from $128M to $162M.
Where does IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund ranks in the 93rd 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 IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Retirement Plan in NY ($162M, 159 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to IBEW Local Union No. 479 Pension Trust Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Stanford University Staff Retirement Annuity Plan in CA (653 participants, $197M 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 746183767.

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.