Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Bjc Health System Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.7B
- Total assets
- 20,653
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $131,617
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Bjc Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bjc Health System · Missouri · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$2.7B in assets, 20,653 participants
Bjc Health System's Bjc Pension Plan reported $2.7B in total assets and 20,653 participants in its 2024 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #16,835 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
Coverage in Missouri
Bjc Pension Plan covers 20,653 participants in Missouri, 28x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $2.7B.
- $2.7B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 20,653
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $131,617
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $91M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Bjc Pension Plan reported net income fell from $47M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$91M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Bjc Pension Plan reported participants rose from 19,553 in the plan year 2023 filing to 20,653 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Bjc Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2.8B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.7B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Missouri filers
In Missouri, the average filing covers about 737 participants across 2,297 plans. Bjc Pension Plan reports 20,653 participants - 28x that state average ($2.7B EOY assets).
Missouri filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.6B |
| Net Income | -$91M |
| Employer EIN | 431617558 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1997-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bjc Health System)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 52,921 | $4.8B |
| 2023 | 3 | 54,512 | $5.3B |
| 2024 | 3 | 57,977 | $5.5B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Bjc Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
- Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.5B · 28,958
- Ameren Retirement Plan $4.8B · 9,760
- Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.5B · 15,151
- Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.4B · 11,832
- Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan $3.3B · 2,467
Scale composition for Bjc Pension Plan
Bjc Pension Plan reports $2.7B in end-of-year assets across 20,653 participants (0.022% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.022% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $131,617 per participant (95% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$91M.
This plan identity (EIN 431617558, plan #333) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.8B to $2.7B (-1.5%) while covered participants moved from 19,132 to 20,653 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19,132 | $2.8B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 19,553 | $2.8B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 20,653 | $2.7B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Bjc 401(k) Plan (401(k), $2.3B, 32,042 participants)
- Bjc 403(b) Plan (401(k), $481M, 5,282 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Bjc Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program (TX) $2.7B · 4,746
- Paccar Inc Retirement Plan (WA) $2.7B · 10,345
- Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio (OH) $2.7B · 14,573
- Sound Retirement Trust (WA) $2.7B · 75,402
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Bjc Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Bjc Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri. Compare plans
- Bjc Health System's sponsor-wide assets have grown 13.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Healthcare & Social Assistance plans