Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$61M
Total assets Below avg plan size
82
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$745,164
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Houghton International Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$61M in assets, 82 participants

Houghton International Inc.'s Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan reported $61M in total assets and 82 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #17,414 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $61M for 82 participants (~$745,164/participant), down 22.8% in 2022.

#17,414
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-22.8%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $18M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$61,103,461 Top 10% higher than 90% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan is a small filing (82 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 230712270 · Houghton International Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan · $61M · 82 · 90th

  • BOY $61M
  • SCH 82
  • EBSA 90th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension Fund
  • NET ind #17414

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of VermontNon-Contributory Retirement …$61MEssendant Union Employees' Pension PlanEssendant Union Employees' P…$61MHoughton International Inc. Pension PlanHoughton International Inc. …$61MPlumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension FundPlumbers & Pipefitters Local…$61MThe Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc. & Affiliates Defined Benefit Pension PlanThe Rumpke Consolidated Comp…$61M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$61M
Net Income-$18M
Employer EIN230712270
Plan Effective Date1968-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Houghton International Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Houghton International Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$60M 1.1993903258605922% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$61M$62M$63M$64M 202220232024 $61.1M $60.4M ▼ -1.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 82 $61M
2023 1 76 $63M
2024 1 69 $60M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.061103461 · Participants: 82Houghton International Inc. Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension Fund in FL ($61M); by covered participants it is The Fidelity Bank Pension Plan in NC (82 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (82 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan declined sharply - down 22.8% during 2022, from $79M to $61M. Reported net income was -$18M.
How have Houghton International Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Houghton International Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 1.2%, from $61M to $60M.
Where does Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension Fund in FL ($61M, 203 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Fidelity Bank Pension Plan in NC (82 participants, $37M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 230712270.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.