Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
10,236
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$345,016
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity · Sponsored by Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund · Wisconsin · Construction

$3.5B in assets, 10,236 participants

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund's Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity reported $3.5B in total assets and 10,236 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.

  • #9,009 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity covers 10,236 participants in Wisconsin, 18x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $3.5B.

#9,009
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+8.1%
assets growth YoY
35×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity's outsized position by total assets

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,531,588,718 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

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity'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. Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity is a mega filing (10,236 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity reported net income fell from $311M in the plan year 2023 filing to $267M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity end-of-year assets rose from $3.3B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.5B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity reported participants rose from 9,960 in the plan year 2023 filing to 10,236 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 516049409 · Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity · $3.5B · 10,236 · 100th

  • PCT $3.5B
  • PCT 10,236
  • PCT 100th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near California Ironworkers Field Pension Trust
  • PCT ind #9009

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 Wisconsin →

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.5B
Net Income$267M
Employer EIN516049409
Plan Effective Date1959-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.5B 19.634365087522195% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.8B$3B$3.2B$3.4B$3.6B 202220232024 $2.95B $3.53B ▲ +19.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 9,724 $3.0B
2023 1 9,960 $3.3B
2024 1 10,236 $3.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020004000600080001000012000 1.522.533.54 Total assets ($B) Participants Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 3.531588718 · Participants: 10236Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.254287792 · Participants: 8254The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.075823689 · Participants: 7653The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.851962731 · Participants: 1414Harley-Davidson Retirement PlanNorth Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.83166949 · Participants: 5105North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension FundRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.809965137 · Participants: 2001Rockwell Automation Pension Plan
Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity reports $3.5B in end-of-year assets across 10,236 participants (0.029% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $345,016 per participant (2.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $267M.

This plan identity (EIN 516049409, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.0B to $3.5B (+19.6%) while covered participants moved from 9,724 to 10,236 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,724 $3.0B Open filing
2023 9,960 $3.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 10,236 $3.5B This page

Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is California Ironworkers Field Pension Trust in CA ($3.5B); by covered participants it is Children's Hospital Corporation Pension Plan in MA (10,249 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 (10,236 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 Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity assets move in 2024?
Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2024, from $3.3B to $3.5B. Reported net income was $267M.
How have Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.6%, from $3.0B to $3.5B.
Where does Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity 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 Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is California Ironworkers Field Pension Trust in CA ($3.5B, 9,792 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Children's Hospital Corporation Pension Plan in MA (10,249 participants, $1.0B in assets).