Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$366M
Total assets: 1,020
Participants: 96th
Percentile by assets: $359,167
Avg per participant

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.

96th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

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.

$366M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 1,020
covered participants: 96th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $359,167
avg assets per participant

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 →

State

New Jersey

Industry

Transportation & Warehousing

Metro Ila Pension Fund vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Metro Ila Pension Fund outranks 96% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.7x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$344M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$366M
Net Income	$22M
Employer EIN	131939129
Plan Effective Date	1956-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

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

Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund plans on file

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

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson $21.1B · 37,882
JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan $16.1B · 83,812
Nokia Retirement Income Plan $12.9B · 7,280
The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan $12.0B · 16,233
Merck US Pension Plan $10.1B · 26,843

Compare Metro Ila Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Metro Ila Pension Fund by total assets, not by location.

Golub Corporation Employees Retirement Plan (NY) $366M · 6,531
Retail Food Employers & Ufcw Local 711 Pension (UT) $367M · 8,046
Iuoe Local 30 Pension Fund (NY) $367M · 2,396
IBEW Local 683 Pension Fund Pension Plan (MO) $368M · 2,325

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 116,472 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).

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By total assets, Metro Ila Pension Fund ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Board of Trustees Metro Ila Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets have grown 16.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans

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.