401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.3B
Total assets
12,117
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$109,021
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC · Illinois · Manufacturing

$1.3B in assets, 12,117 participants

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC's Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 12,117 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #20,272 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan covers 12,117 participants in Illinois, 16x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

$1.3B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
12,117
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$109,021
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $261M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan reports 12,117 participants - 16x that state average ($1.3B EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income-$261M
Employer EIN710871875
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC)

$4.2B$4.4B$4.6B$4.8B$5B 202220232024 $4.42B $4.82B ▲ +9.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 16,064 $4.4B
2023 4 17,325 $4.7B
2024 4 17,273 $4.8B

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Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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Scale composition for Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan reports $1.3B in end-of-year assets across 12,117 participants (0.011% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $109,021 per participant (79% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$261M.

This plan identity (EIN 710871875, plan #007) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.3B to $1.7B (+26.2%) while covered participants moved from 12,117 to 13,118 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,117 $1.3B This page
2023 13,113 $1.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 13,118 $1.7B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.5% during 2022, from $1.6B to $1.3B. Reported net income was -$261M.
How have Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.1%, from $4.4B to $4.8B.
Where does Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in ND ($1.3B, 8,525 participants).

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Filing takeaways

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  • By total assets, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Hourly 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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  • Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 9.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans