Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

United Benefits Group Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
15,151
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$231,608
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Co-Op Retirement Plan · Sponsored by United Benefits Group · Missouri · Manufacturing

$3.5B in assets, 15,151 participants

United Benefits Group's Co-Op Retirement Plan reported $3.5B in total assets and 15,151 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #17,625 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Co-Op Retirement Plan covers 15,151 participants in Missouri, 21x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $3.5B.

#17,625
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+1.5%
assets growth YoY
35×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Co-Op Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Co-Op Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,509,086,755 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Co-Op Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Co-Op Retirement Plan is a mega filing (15,151 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Co-Op Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $82M in the plan year 2023 filing to $48M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Co-Op Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.5B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Co-Op Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 14,993 in the plan year 2023 filing to 15,151 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 010689331 · United Benefits Group PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Co-Op Retirement Plan · $3.5B · 15,151 · 100th

  • EOY $3.5B
  • 5500 15,151
  • ASSETS 100th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #17625

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 Missouri →

Co-Op Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

California Ironworkers Field Pension TrustCalifornia Ironworkers Field…$3.5BBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityBuilding Trades United Pensi…$3.5BCo-Op Retirement Plan$3.5BParker Defined Benefit Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pensi…$3.5BU.S. Bank Legacy Pension Plan$3.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Co-Op Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.5B
Net Income$48M
Employer EIN010689331
Plan Effective Date1946-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (United Benefits Group)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All United Benefits Group plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.5B 3.918161915479977% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.35B$3.4B$3.45B$3.5B$3.55B 202220232024 $3.38B $3.51B ▲ +3.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 15,460 $3.4B
2023 1 14,993 $3.5B
2024 1 15,151 $3.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Co-Op Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 2468 Total assets ($B) Participants Co-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.509086755 · Participants: 15151Co-Op Retirement PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.488413536 · Participants: 28958Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.799287759 · Participants: 9760Ameren Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.412879552 · Participants: 11832Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.286323754 · Participants: 2467Emerson Electric Company Retirement PlanBjc Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.718294881 · Participants: 20653Bjc Pension Plan
Co-Op Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Co-Op Retirement Plan

Co-Op Retirement Plan reports $3.5B in end-of-year assets across 15,151 participants (0.028% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.016% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $231,608 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $48M.

This plan identity (EIN 010689331, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.4B to $3.5B (+3.9%) while covered participants moved from 15,460 to 15,151 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 15,460 $3.4B Open filing
2023 14,993 $3.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 15,151 $3.5B This page

Co-Op Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan in OH ($3.5B); by covered participants it is Frontier Communications Pension Plan in CT (15,141 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15,151 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 Co-Op Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Co-Op Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 1.5% during 2024, from $3.5B to $3.5B. Reported net income was $48M.
How have United Benefits Group plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), United Benefits Group's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.9%, from $3.4B to $3.5B.
Where does Co-Op Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Co-Op Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Co-Op Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan in OH ($3.5B, 8,120 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Co-Op Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Frontier Communications Pension Plan in CT (15,141 participants, $2.9B in assets).