Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Pipefitters Local Union No.537 Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$785M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,331
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$235,522
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan · Sponsored by Pipefitters Local Union No.537 · Massachusetts · Construction

$785M in assets, 3,331 participants

Pipefitters Local Union No.537's Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan reported $785M in total assets and 3,331 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #8,870 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan covers 3,331 participants in Massachusetts, 5.1x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $785M.

#8,870
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+6.2%
assets growth YoY
7.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan's outsized position by total assets

Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$784,524,614 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan'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. Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan lands in the large band (3,331 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan reported net income fell from $70M in the plan year 2023 filing to $50M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan end-of-year assets rose from $739M in the plan year 2023 filing to $785M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan reported participants rose from 3,231 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,331 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 042760802 · Pipefitters Local Union No.537 PY 2024 · Money Purchase

Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan · $785M · 3,331 · 98th

  • PART $785M
  • TYPE 3,331
  • NET 98th
  • BOOK Money Purchase
  • VS-ST near Retirement Plan for Employees of Fermi Research Alliance, LLC
  • BOY ind #8870

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 Massachusetts →

Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan for Union GroupsKaiser Permanente Supplement…$833MCentral Pennsylvania Teamsters Retirement Income Plan 1987Central Pennsylvania Teamste…$806MRetirement Plan for Employees of Fermi Research Alliance, LLCRetirement Plan for Employee…$796MPipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account PlanPipefitters Local Union No. …$785MSaint Louis University Retirement PlanSaint Louis University Retir…$755M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$739M
Net Assets (End of Year)$776M
Net Income$50M
Employer EIN042760802
Plan Effective Date1981-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pipefitters Local Union No.537)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Pipefitters Local Union No.537 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$785M 18.570833039144823% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $662M $785M ▲ +18.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,123 $662M
2023 1 3,231 $739M
2024 1 3,331 $785M

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Massachusetts

Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 0.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.784524614 · Participants: 3331Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account PlanRetirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard University, Total assets ($B): 2.380051887 · Participants: 2774Retirement Income Plan for Teaching Faculty of Harvard UniversityMassachusetts Laborers' Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.291740538 · Participants: 11506Massachusetts Laborers' Annuity FundHarvard University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.033803409 · Participants: 14571Harvard University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanElectrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W., Total assets ($B): 1.774297856 · Participants: 8421Electrical Workers Deferred Income Plan Local 103, I.B.E.W.Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.039998444 · Participants: 5769Tufts University Basic Retirement Plan
Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Fermi Research Alliance, LLC in IL ($796M); by covered participants it is Hawaii Laborers' Annuity Fund in HI (3,391 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,331 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 Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.2% during 2024, from $739M to $785M. Reported net income was $50M.
How have Pipefitters Local Union No.537 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pipefitters Local Union No.537's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.6%, from $662M to $785M.
Where does Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Fermi Research Alliance, LLC in IL ($796M, 1,782 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pipefitters Local Union No. 537 Deferred Income Annuity Fund Individual Account Plan? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hawaii Laborers' Annuity Fund in HI (3,391 participants, $305M in assets).