Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees of U.W.M. & M. Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$213M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,030
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$206,976
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of U.W.M. & M. Pension Fund · New York · Manufacturing

$213M in assets, 1,030 participants

Board of Trustees of U.W.M. & M. Pension Fund's United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund reported $213M in total assets and 1,030 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #16,279 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund sits by assets

United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $213M for 1,030 participants (~$206,976/participant), down 3.2% in 2024.

#16,279
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-3.2%
assets change YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$213,185,700 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund lands in the large band (1,030 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund reported net income fell from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund end-of-year assets fell from $220M in the plan year 2023 filing to $213M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 136596940 · Board of Trustees of U.W.M. & M. Pension Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund · $213M · 1,030 · 95th

  • 5500 $213M
  • 5500 1,030
  • 5500 95th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Freight Drivers and Helpers Local Union No. 557 Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #16279

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 New York →

United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension FundUnited Wire, Metal & Machine…$213MFreight Drivers and Helpers Local Union No. 557 Pension PlanFreight Drivers and Helpers …$213MUnify Inc. Pension Plan$212MSabre Glbl Inc. Legacy Pension PlanSabre Glbl Inc. Legacy Pensi…$212MHope Gas Pension Plan$212M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension 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)$220M
Net Assets (End of Year)$213M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN136596940
Plan Effective Date1955-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of U.W.M. & M. Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of U.W.M. & M. Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$213M 4.6886323734346% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$210M$215M$220M$225M 202220232024 $224M $213M ▼ -4.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,055 $224M
2023 1 1,035 $220M
2024 1 1,030 $213M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.2131857 · Participants: 1030United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension FundIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.919858993 · Participants: 48014IBM Personal Pension Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.913316696 · Participants: 1118331199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.588456377 · Participants: 10608Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.970337119 · Participants: 8876Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanGE Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.92290143 · Participants: 5829GE Energy Pension Plan
United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Freight Drivers and Helpers Local Union No. 557 Pension Plan in MD ($213M); by covered participants it is Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan in IL (1,030 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($213M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,030 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 United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund assets move in 2024?
United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund edged down modestly - down 3.2% during 2024, from $220M to $213M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Board of Trustees of U.W.M. & M. Pension Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of U.W.M. & M. Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.7%, from $224M to $213M.
Where does United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Freight Drivers and Helpers Local Union No. 557 Pension Plan in MD ($213M, 216 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan in IL (1,030 participants, $865M in assets).