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Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund

multiemployer plan · Sheet Metal Workers International · Virginia Beach, VA

ACTIVEPBGC Covered
C
Pension Health Score
56/100
Funding Status60% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$9.8B
Total Assets
$16.5B
Total Liabilities
$6.6B
Unfunded Liability
170,653
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund is 60% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $6.6B in unfunded liabilities that must be addressed through increased contributions, investment returns, or benefit adjustments. PBGC coverage provides a backstop, but benefits could be reduced to PBGC maximums in a worst-case scenario. Current participants should monitor this plan and consider supplemental retirement savings.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$9.8B$16.5B59.7%$381.0M
2024$9.8B$15.6B63.2%$307.5M
2023$8.9B$14.6B61.3%$345.6M
2022$8.7B$13.2B66.0%$356.7M
2021$8.3B$14.8B56.3%$337.0M