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Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund vs UPS Retirement Plan

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

Verdict

UPS Retirement Plan has a stronger Pension Health Score of 71/100 (B) compared to Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund at 56/100 (C). Funding ratios differ by 13.7 percentage points (77.8% vs 64.1%). UPS Retirement Plan covers 335,000 participants.

MetricPlumbers & Pipefitters National Pension FundUPS Retirement Plan
Health Score
Composite of funding ratio, trend, and PBGC risk
56/100 (C)71/100 (B)*
Funding Ratio
Assets as % of liabilities (100%+ is fully funded)
64.1%77.8%*
Total Assets$21.0B$44.0B
Total Liabilities$32.8B*$56.6B
Unfunded Liability$11.8B*$12.6B
Participants430,000335,000
1-Year Investment Return5.5%6.7%*
Plan Typemultiemployercorporate
PBGC Risk Levelhighmoderate
SponsorUnited Association (UA)United Parcel Service

UPS Retirement Plan has a stronger Pension Health Score of 71/100 (B) compared to Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund at 56/100 (C). Funding ratios differ by 13.7 percentage points (77.8% vs 64.1%). UPS Retirement Plan covers 335,000 participants.

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