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Southern Benefit Administrators

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Southern Benefit Administrators summary

Southern Benefit Administrators appears on 66 retirement plans in Form 5500 Schedule C filings through plan year 2024. Those plans hold $22.8B in assets for 347,316 participants. The median client plan holds $46.2M. Most client plans are sponsored in TN, VA and CA. The largest clients by plan assets are Board of Trustees of the Western States Carpenters Pension Trust, Board of Trustees - Southern Electrical Retirement Fund and Board of Trustees of the Southern District Ubc Defined Contribution Fu. Plans reported $6.3M in direct and indirect compensation paid to Southern Benefit Administrators. The median is $52K per plan.

Participants
347,316
Median plan assets
$46.2M
Median plan participants
1,163
Median fees per plan
$52K
Schedule C direct + indirect

Top 25 client plans by assets

Latest Form 5500 filing per plan through 2024

SponsorStateAssetsParticipants
Board of Trustees of the Western States Carpenters Pension TrustCA$14.5B178,331
Board of Trustees - Southern Electrical Retirement FundTN$2.5B28,803
Board of Trustees of the Southern District Ubc Defined Contribution FuTN$1.4B42,841
IBEW Local 16, AFL-CIO & Multi- Employer Pension PlanTN$487M2,336
Trustees of Jacksonville Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension PlanTN$321M2,022
Iron Workers District Council of TN Valley & Vicinity Pension PlanTN$293M3,163
Board of Trustees - Midwest Pipe Trades Retirement PlanTN$254M1,910
Trustees of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 572 Pension FundTN$212M2,600
Sheet Metal Workers Local 85 Pension FundTN$205M2,153
Trustees - U. A. Local Union No. 614 Pension PlanTN$204M1,978
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 150 Pension FundTN$183M1,221
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension FundTN$153M1,831
Board of Trustees Atlanta Ironworkers Local 387 Pension PlanTN$150M1,475
IBEW Local No. 915 Pension-Annuity FundTN$131M1,996
Trustees of Electricians Local Union No. 606 Pension-Annuity FundTN$105M1,861
Board of Trustees of the Noe Annuity PlanTN$105M1,838
Board of Trustees - Insulators Local No. 37 Retirement PlanTN$102M1,429
Iron Workers Local #397 Pension FundTN$97.1M1,325
Shreveport Electrical Industry Profit Sharing PlanTN$95.2M916
BD of Trustees - Plumbers & Steam- Fitters Local 184 SupplementalTN$93.9M934
Trustees of Ironworkers Local 808 Pension FundTN$90.8M1,297
Trustees - Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 177 Pension FundTN$87.6M1,292
Board of Trustees - Tidewater Electrical Industry Pension FundVA$73.7M1,038
Board of Trustees, Plumbers & Steamfitters Union Local No. 10TN$65.8M1,393
Board of Trustees - Operating Engineers Local No. 147 AnnuityVA$64.7M3,972

Top client states

  • TN60 plans
  • VA4 plans
  • CA2 plans

Frequently asked questions

Who uses Southern Benefit Administrators?
66 retirement plans list Southern Benefit Administrators as a service provider on Schedule C of Form 5500. The largest clients by plan assets include Board of Trustees of the Western States Carpenters Pension Trust, Board of Trustees - Southern Electrical Retirement Fund, Board of Trustees of the Southern District Ubc Defined Contribution Fu, IBEW Local 16, AFL-CIO & Multi- Employer Pension Plan and Trustees of Jacksonville Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension Plan. Most client plans are sponsored in TN, VA and CA.
How many plans does Southern Benefit Administrators serve?
Southern Benefit Administrators serves 66 retirement plans with $22.8B in plan assets and 347,316 participants, based on the latest Form 5500 filings through 2024.
What does Southern Benefit Administrators charge?
Plans reported $6.3M in total Schedule C compensation paid to Southern Benefit Administrators. The median plan paid $52K. Fees vary with plan size and the services each plan buys.

Analytics

Market position · 2024

Plans served66+8 YoYRank #306 of mapped providers
Assets under administration$22.8B0.0%Rank #1347 by share of filed assets
Fees received$6MMedian $52,247/planSum across Schedule C direct + indirect
Net wins YoY+36 won - 3 lostPlan-level switch detection

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Fund lineups on plans this firm keeps

Large plans that name Southern Benefit Administrators as recordkeeper and list their funds in their filing.

Plans
39
$5.90B in funds
In collective trusts
26%
average plan
In Southern Benefit Administrators funds
0%
average plan
In index funds
18%
average plan

Top managers in these lineups

Target-date series

None.

Covers 71,410 large plans that list their funds in their annual filing. Updated Nov 6, 2026. Shares describe these plans, not the whole market.