Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$61M
Total assets Below avg plan size
313
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$193,683
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund · Louisiana · Construction

$61M in assets, 313 participants

Board of Trustees IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund's IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund reported $61M in total assets and 313 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #7,619 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund sits by assets

IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $61M for 313 participants (~$193,683/participant), up 9.6% in 2024.

#7,619
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+9.6%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund's outsized position by total assets

IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$60,622,903 Top 14% higher than 86% 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. 861 Pension and Retirement 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. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (313 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund end-of-year assets rose from $55M in the plan year 2023 filing to $61M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund reported participants rose from 305 in the plan year 2023 filing to 313 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 720575303 · Board of Trustees IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund · $61M · 313 · 86th

  • ASSETS $61M
  • ASSETS 313
  • ASSETS 86th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Young & Rubicam LLC Career Cash Balance Continuation Plan
  • ASSETS ind #7619

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 Louisiana →

IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 2013 Cash Balance PlanCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hami…$61MInsulators Local No. 27 Pension PlanInsulators Local No. 27 Pens…$61MIBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement FundIBEW Local Union No. 861 Pen…$61MYoung & Rubicam LLC Career Cash Balance Continuation PlanYoung & Rubicam LLC Career C…$61MMajor League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed PersonnelMajor League Baseball Pensio…$61M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement 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)$55M
Net Assets (End of Year)$61M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN720575303
Plan Effective Date1963-07-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$61M 22.14327570402495% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $49.6M $60.6M ▲ +22.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 313 $50M
2023 1 305 $55M
2024 1 313 $61M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Louisiana

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

IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.060622903 · Participants: 313IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement FundLumen Combined Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.334697503 · Participants: 10043Lumen Combined Pension PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 1.77009689 · Participants: 6385Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining EmployeesEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan VI for Non-Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 1.587059648 · Participants: 783Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan VI for Non-Bargaining EmployeesWillis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.194963253 · Participants: 6197Willis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.916099216 · Participants: 2317Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees
IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants

IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Louisiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Young & Rubicam LLC Career Cash Balance Continuation Plan in NY ($61M); by covered participants it is The Jackson Lewis P.C. Cash Balance Plan II in NY (313 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (313 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. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund grew at a solid clip - up 9.6% during 2024, from $55M to $61M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Board of Trustees IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.1%, from $50M to $61M.
Where does IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Young & Rubicam LLC Career Cash Balance Continuation Plan in NY ($61M, 440 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to IBEW Local Union No. 861 Pension and Retirement Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Jackson Lewis P.C. Cash Balance Plan II in NY (313 participants, $41M in assets).