Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$3.8B
Total assets
13,192
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$285,241
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Operating Engineers Pension Trust · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust · California · Construction

$3.8B in assets, 13,192 participants

Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust's Operating Engineers Pension Trust reported $3.8B in total assets and 13,192 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #9,014 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in California

Operating Engineers Pension Trust covers 13,192 participants in California, 21x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $3.8B.

$3.8B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
13,192
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$285,241
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Operating Engineers Pension Trust end-of-year assets rose from $3.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Operating Engineers Pension Trust reported net income rose from $242M in the plan year 2023 filing to $250M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Operating Engineers Pension Trust reported participants rose from 13,014 in the plan year 2023 filing to 13,192 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Operating Engineers Pension Trust reports 13,192 participants - 21x that state average ($3.8B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.7B
Net Income$250M
Employer EIN956032478
Plan Effective Date1960-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust)

$2B$4B$6B$8B 202220232024 $3.26B $6.84B ▲ +109.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 12,640 $3.3B
2023 1 13,014 $3.5B
2024 2 24,439 $6.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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Operating Engineers Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Operating Engineers Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Operating Engineers …Kaiser Permanente Re…Pacific Gas and Elec…Retirement Plan for …Western States Carpe…Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan
Operating Engineers Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Operating Engineers Pension Trust

Operating Engineers Pension Trust reports $3.8B in end-of-year assets across 13,192 participants (0.031% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $285,241 per participant (2.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $250M.

This plan identity (EIN 956032478, plan #001) has 4 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.3B to $3.8B (+15.3%) while covered participants moved from 12,640 to 13,192 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,640 $3.3B Open filing
2023 13,014 $3.5B Open filing
2024 11,247 $3.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 13,192 $3.8B This page

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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Operating Engineers Pension Trust by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Operating Engineers Pension Trust assets move in 2024?
Operating Engineers Pension Trust grew at a solid clip - up 7.4% during 2024, from $3.5B to $3.8B. Reported net income was $250M.
How have Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets grew 109.6%, from $3.3B to $6.8B.
Where does Operating Engineers Pension Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Operating Engineers Pension Trust 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 Operating Engineers Pension Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan of the Chubb Corporation in PA ($3.7B, 2,993 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Operating Engineers Pension Trust's numbers.

  • By total assets, Operating Engineers Pension Trust ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
  • Board of Trustees, Operating Engineers Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets have grown 109.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans