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    Top 50 Pension Rankings

    Ranked by funding strength · DOL Form 5500 summaries

    20
    Healthy (90%+)
    22
    Watch (75–89%)
    8
    At Risk (<75%)
    Trade:
    #Fund NameTradeFunding %StatusMonthly @ 30yrVesting Hrs
    1
    NEBF — National Electrical Benefit Fund
    IBEW
    103%
    Healthy$5,300/mo7,500
    2
    NASI — National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension
    UA
    101%
    Healthy$4,800/mo7,500
    3
    Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust
    Boilermakers
    99%
    Healthy$4,200/mo7,500
    4
    IBEW Local 3 Pension Fund (NYC)
    IBEW
    98%
    Healthy$5,800/mo7,500
    5
    UA National Pension Fund
    UA
    97%
    Healthy$4,600/mo7,500
    6
    Operating Engineers Local 3 Pension Trust
    OE
    96%
    Healthy$4,600/mo7,500
    7
    IBEW-NECA Sound & Communications Pension
    IBEW
    96%
    Healthy$4,000/mo7,500
    8
    Ironworkers Local 63 Pension Fund (Chicago)
    Ironworkers
    95%
    Healthy$5,000/mo7,500
    9
    IBEW Local 134 Pension Fund (Chicago)
    IBEW
    95%
    Healthy$5,600/mo7,500
    10
    UA Local 597 Pension Fund (Chicago Pipefitters)
    UA
    94%
    Healthy$5,200/mo7,500
    11
    Carpenters Pension Trust Fund — Western WA
    Carpenters
    94%
    Healthy$3,800/mo7,500
    12
    Laborers National Pension Fund
    Laborers
    93%
    Healthy$3,600/mo7,500
    13
    Operating Engineers Local 150 Pension Fund
    OE
    93%
    Healthy$4,400/mo7,500
    14
    IBEW Local 11 Pension Trust (Los Angeles)
    IBEW
    92%
    Healthy$5,000/mo7,500
    15
    Ironworkers District Council Pension (NYC Metro)
    Ironworkers
    92%
    Healthy$5,400/mo7,500
    16
    UA Local 1 Pension Fund (NYC Plumbers)
    UA
    91%
    Healthy$6,100/mo7,500
    17
    Operating Engineers Local 825 Pension (NJ)
    OE
    91%
    Healthy$4,300/mo7,500
    18
    IBEW Local 98 Pension Fund (Philadelphia)
    IBEW
    91%
    Healthy$4,800/mo7,500
    19
    Laborers Local 731 Pension Fund (Chicago)
    Laborers
    90%
    Healthy$3,900/mo7,500
    20
    Carpenters Pension Trust of Southern CA
    Carpenters
    90%
    Healthy$4,000/mo7,500
    21
    IBEW Local 46 Pension Trust (Seattle)
    IBEW
    89%
    Watch$4,300/mo7,500
    22
    Ironworkers Local 7 Pension Fund (Boston)
    Ironworkers
    89%
    Watch$4,600/mo7,500
    23
    UA Local 250 Pension Fund (LA Steamfitters)
    UA
    88%
    Watch$4,800/mo7,500
    24
    Operating Engineers Central Pension Fund
    OE
    88%
    Watch$3,800/mo7,500
    25
    Laborers District Council Pension (N. CA)
    Laborers
    87%
    Watch$3,500/mo7,500
    26
    IBEW Local 26 Pension Fund (Washington DC)
    IBEW
    87%
    Watch$4,500/mo7,500
    27
    Carpenters Pension Fund of Illinois
    Carpenters
    86%
    Watch$3,600/mo7,500
    28
    Boilermakers Local 5 Pension Trust (NYC)
    Boilermakers
    86%
    Watch$4,000/mo7,500
    29
    Teamsters Local 710 Pension Fund (Chicago)
    Teamsters
    85%
    Watch$3,300/mo7,500
    30
    IBEW Local 1 Pension Fund (St. Louis)
    IBEW
    85%
    Watch$3,800/mo7,500
    31
    Ironworkers National Pension Fund
    Ironworkers
    84%
    Watch$3,600/mo7,500
    32
    UA Local 38 Pension Fund (SF Plumbers)
    UA
    84%
    Watch$5,500/mo7,500
    33
    Operating Engineers Local 18 Pension (Ohio)
    OE
    83%
    Watch$3,500/mo7,500
    34
    Laborers Local 79 Pension Fund (NYC)
    Laborers
    83%
    Watch$4,200/mo7,500
    35
    IBEW Local 48 Pension Trust (Portland)
    IBEW
    82%
    Watch$4,000/mo7,500
    36
    Carpenters District Council Pension (NYC)
    Carpenters
    81%
    Watch$4,600/mo7,500
    37
    Teamsters Western Conference Pension Trust
    Teamsters
    80%
    Watch$3,100/mo7,500
    38
    IBEW Local 353 Pension Trust (Toronto/US Border)
    IBEW
    79%
    Watch$3,600/mo7,500
    39
    Ironworkers Local 40 Pension Fund (NYC)
    Ironworkers
    78%
    Watch$4,800/mo7,500
    40
    UA Local 198 Pension Fund (Dallas)
    UA
    77%
    Watch$3,400/mo7,500
    41
    Operating Engineers Local 542 Pension (PA)
    OE
    76%
    Watch$3,300/mo7,500
    42
    Laborers International Pension Fund (Midwest)
    Laborers
    75%
    Watch$3,100/mo7,500
    43
    IBEW Local 613 Pension Fund (Atlanta)
    IBEW
    74%
    At Risk$3,200/mo7,500
    44
    Carpenters Combined Pension (New England)
    Carpenters
    73%
    At Risk$3,400/mo7,500
    45
    Teamsters Central States Pension Fund
    Teamsters
    52%
    At Risk$2,500/mo7,500
    46
    IBEW Local 701 Pension Trust (Suburban Chicago)
    IBEW
    68%
    At Risk$3,600/mo7,500
    47
    Ironworkers Local 361 Pension (Brooklyn)
    Ironworkers
    65%
    At Risk$4,300/mo7,500
    48
    Teamsters Local 804 Pension Fund (UPS NYC)
    Teamsters
    62%
    At Risk$2,900/mo7,500
    49
    Laborers Local 332 Pension (South)
    Laborers
    60%
    At Risk$2,700/mo7,500
    50
    Operating Engineers Local 825 Annuity (Legacy)
    OE
    58%
    At Risk$2,500/mo7,500