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Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund vs Bakery & Confectionery Union Industry International Pension Fund

Side-by-side pension health comparison from DOL and public plan data

Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund (C) and Bakery & Confectionery Union Industry International Pension Fund (D) are close on the LakeQuality rubric. Funding ratios sit at 64% and 42% respectively — within a few points of each other.

With grades this close, the comparison turns on plan-specific factors: status (active vs frozen), participant maturity, sponsor financial health, and multi-year trajectory rather than the headline composite.

Verdict

Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund has a stronger Pension Health Score of 56/100 (C) compared to Bakery & Confectionery Union Industry International Pension Fund at 45/100 (D). Funding ratios differ by 22.3 percentage points (64.1% vs 41.8%). Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund covers 430,000 participants.

MetricPlumbers & Pipefitters National Pension FundBakery & Confectionery Union Industry International Pension Fund
Health Score
Composite of funding ratio, trend, and PBGC risk
56/100 (C)*45/100 (D)
Funding Ratio
Assets as % of liabilities (100%+ is fully funded)
64.1%*41.8%
Total Assets$21.0B$3.0B
Total Liabilities$32.8B$7.1B*
Unfunded Liability$11.8B$4.1B*
Participants430,000100,402
1-Year Investment Return5.5%*4.6%
Plan Typemultiemployermultiemployer
PBGC Risk Levelhighcritical
SponsorUnited Association (UA)BCTGM International Union

Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund has a stronger Pension Health Score of 56/100 (C) compared to Bakery & Confectionery Union Industry International Pension Fund at 45/100 (D). Funding ratios differ by 22.3 percentage points (64.1% vs 41.8%). Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund covers 430,000 participants.

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