Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Trustees of the National Electrical Benefit Fund
Rockville, MD · Construction
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Trustees of the National Electrical Benefit Fund's employer identification number (Rockville, Maryland). Their latest filings total 736,259 participant records and $20.9B in net assets.
The largest is National Electrical Benefit Fund, a defined benefit pension plan with 736,031 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $1.08B and participant contributions $0 in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $1.44B. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $55.8M.
Combined net assets moved from $9.71B in 2009 to $20.9B in 2025 (up 115%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Electrical Benefit Fund | defined benefit pension plan | 2025 | 736,031 | $20.8B | $28,304 | $2,845 | $55.7M |
| National Electrical Benefit Fund Defined Contribution Plan | money purchase plan | 2025 | 228 | $53.2M | $233,327 | $7,085 | $19K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 736,259 | $20.9B | $1.08B | $0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 693,912 | $19.3B | $946M | $0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 671,749 | $17.7B | $864M | $0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 236 | $35.1M | $1.7M | $0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 648,223 | $19.0B | $762M | $0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 630,545 | $16.8B | $684M | $0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 615,202 | $15.7B | $705M | $0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 593,808 | $13.6B | $638M | $0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 578,008 | $14.4B | $588M | $0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 565,004 | $13.3B | $552M | $0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 553,984 | $12.6B | $516M | $0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 542,976 | $13.0B | $482M | $0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 530,931 | $12.4B | $453M | $0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 514,321 | $10.8B | $437M | $0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 502,662 | $10.1B | $407M | $0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 497,350 | $10.4B | $370M | $0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 499,902 | $9.71B | $400M | $0 |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Real Estate Advisors | Investment management | 1 | $20,571,326 |
| RCP Advisors 2, LLC | Investment management | 1 | $3,174,748 |
| Loomis Sayles & Company LP | Investment management | 1 | $2,898,291 |
| Payden & Rygel | Investment management | 1 | $2,859,204 |
| Ullico Investment Advisors Inc. | Investment management | 1 | $2,583,760 |
| Xperis IT Company | Consulting (general); Other services | 1 | $2,474,783 |
| Mellon Investments Corporation | Investment management | 1 | $2,463,542 |
| RBC Global Asset Management | Investment management | 1 | $2,338,608 |
| Crescent Capital Group | Investment management | 1 | $1,862,281 |
| Asb Capital Management | Investment management | 1 | $1,730,241 |
| Times Square Capital Management | Investment management | 1 | $1,537,861 |
| The Union Labor Life Insurance Comp | Investment management | 1 | $1,460,219 |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | — | 1 | $19,077 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Trustees of the National Electrical Benefit Fund have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: National Electrical Benefit Fund and National Electrical Benefit Fund Defined Contribution Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Trustees of the National Electrical Benefit Fund contribute to its plans?
$1,080,748,844 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $2,847 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name National Real Estate Advisors, RCP Advisors 2, LLC, Loomis Sayles & Company LP and Payden & Rygel and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.