Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$366M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,020
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$359,167
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Metro Ila Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund · New Jersey · Transportation & Warehousing

$366M in assets, 1,020 participants

Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund's Metro Ila Pension Fund reported $366M in total assets and 1,020 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,137 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Where Metro Ila Pension Fund sits by assets

Metro Ila Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $366M for 1,020 participants (~$359,167/participant), up 6.6% in 2024.

#3,137
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+6.6%
assets growth YoY
3.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Metro Ila Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Metro Ila Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$366,350,164 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Metro Ila 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. Metro Ila Pension Fund lands in the large band (1,020 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Metro Ila Pension Fund reported net income fell from $30M in the plan year 2023 filing to $22M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metro Ila Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $344M in the plan year 2023 filing to $366M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metro Ila Pension Fund reported participants rose from 990 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,020 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 131939129 · Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Metro Ila Pension Fund · $366M · 1,020 · 96th

  • TYPE $366M
  • TYPE 1,020
  • TYPE 96th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Golub Corporation Employees Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #3137

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Metro Ila Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

IBEW Local 683 Pension Fund Pension PlanIBEW Local 683 Pension Fund …$368MIuoe Local 30 Pension Fund$367MRetail Food Employers & Ufcw Local 711 PensionRetail Food Employers & Ufcw…$367MGolub Corporation Employees Retirement PlanGolub Corporation Employees …$366MMetro Ila Pension Fund$366M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Metro Ila 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)$344M
Net Assets (End of Year)$366M
Net Income$22M
Employer EIN131939129
Plan Effective Date1956-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$366M 16.77954947627097% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$320M$340M$360M$380M 202220232024 $314M $366M ▲ +16.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,032 $314M
2023 1 990 $344M
2024 1 1,020 $366M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Metro Ila Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Metro Ila Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.366350164 · Participants: 1020Metro Ila Pension FundRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
Metro Ila Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Metro Ila Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Metro Ila Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Golub Corporation Employees Retirement Plan in NY ($366M); by covered participants it is Springleaf Financial Services Retirement Plan in IN (1,019 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($366M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,020 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 Metro Ila Pension Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
Metro Ila Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 6.6% during 2024, from $344M to $366M. Reported net income was $22M.
How have Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.8%, from $314M to $366M.
Where does Metro Ila Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Metro Ila Pension Fund ranks in the 96th 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 Metro Ila Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Golub Corporation Employees Retirement Plan in NY ($366M, 6,531 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Metro Ila Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Springleaf Financial Services Retirement Plan in IN (1,019 participants, $262M 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 131939129.

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.