Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitter Pension Trust Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$84M
Total assets Below avg plan size
321
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$261,239
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan · Sponsored by Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitter Pension Trust Fund · Kentucky · Construction

$84M in assets, 321 participants

Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitter Pension Trust Fund's Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan reported $84M in total assets and 321 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #7,898 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Kentucky

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan covers 321 participants in Kentucky, about 50% of the average Kentucky filer (state average ~647 per filing). Assets: $84M.

#7,898
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+5.5%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$83,857,681 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (321 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan reported net income fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan end-of-year assets rose from $80M in the plan year 2023 filing to $84M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan reported participants rose from 309 in the plan year 2023 filing to 321 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 311017514 · Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitter Pension Trust Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan · $84M · 321 · 89th

  • EIN $84M
  • EIN 321
  • EIN 89th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near The Scott Fetzer Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #7898

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 Kentucky →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Local 670 Pension Plan$84MPxd Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Members of the PguPxd Retirement Plan for Barg…$84MThe Scott Fetzer Pension Plan$84MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust PlanPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$84MPension Plan for Cooperatives$84M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Kentucky filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$80M
Net Assets (End of Year)$84M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN311017514
Plan Effective Date1965-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitter Pension Trust Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitter Pension Trust Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$84M 17.816140594481336% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$65M$70M$75M$80M$85M$90M 202220232024 $71.2M $83.9M ▲ +17.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 309 $71M
2023 1 309 $80M
2024 1 321 $84M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kentucky

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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000100020003000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.083857681 · Participants: 321Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust PlanLg&e and Ku Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.022111396 · Participants: 742Lg&e and Ku Pension PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.924092 · Participants: 43Ashland Hercules Pension PlanYum Brands Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.711228 · Participants: 2572Yum Brands Retirement PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.477947218 · Participants: 1237Brown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.441399 · Participants: 69Ashland Hercules Pension Plan II
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kentucky, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Scott Fetzer Pension Plan in OH ($84M); by covered participants it is Comau LLC Employees' Retirement Income Plan in MI (321 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($84M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (321 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan assets move in 2024?
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.5% during 2024, from $80M to $84M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitter Pension Trust Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Plumbers & Steamfitter Pension Trust Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.8%, from $71M to $84M.
Where does Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Scott Fetzer Pension Plan in OH ($84M, 338 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Comau LLC Employees' Retirement Income Plan in MI (321 participants, $127M in assets).