Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Graco Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$250M
Total assets Near avg plan size
439
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$568,578
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue · Sponsored by Graco Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$250M in assets, 439 participants

Graco Inc.'s Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue reported $250M in total assets and 439 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #19,388 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue covers 439 participants in Minnesota, about 39% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $250M.

#19,388
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-21.5%
assets change YoY
2.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $68M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue's outsized position by total assets

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue vs every filed plan by assets

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

$249,605,628 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue sits mid-pack in the medium band (439 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 410285640 · Graco Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue · $250M · 439 · 96th

  • PART $250M
  • PART 439
  • PART 96th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near IBEW Local 683 Pension Fund Pension Plan
  • PART ind #19388

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 Minnesota →

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue in the asset neighbourhood

Jacksonville Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension PlanJacksonville Plumbers and Pi…$250MCommunity Hospitals of Central California Pension PlanCommunity Hospitals of Centr…$250MGraco Employee Retirement Plan - BlueGraco Employee Retirement Pl…$250MIBEW Local 683 Pension Fund Pension PlanIBEW Local 683 Pension Fund …$249MLocal No. 41 IBEW Pension PlanLocal No. 41 IBEW Pension Pl…$249M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$318M
Net Assets (End of Year)$248M
Net Income-$68M
Employer EIN410285640
Plan Effective Date2017-10-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Graco Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Graco Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$769M 4.8367834656386925% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $734M $769M ▲ +4.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,987 $734M
2023 2 3,108 $699M
2024 2 2,961 $769M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue, Total assets ($B): 0.249605628 · Participants: 439Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.047885796 · Participants: 121603M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.299849315 · Participants: 66434Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.940696075 · Participants: 25144The Travelers Pension PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.73901396 · Participants: 55836U.S. Bank Pension PlanTarget Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.348662968 · Participants: 50515Target Corporation Pension Plan
Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue side-by-side with 3 peers →

Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is IBEW Local 683 Pension Fund Pension Plan in MI ($249M); by covered participants it is Energizer Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan in MO (439 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($250M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (439 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 Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue assets move in 2022? ▼
Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue declined sharply - down 21.5% during 2022, from $318M to $250M. Reported net income was -$68M.
How have Graco Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Graco Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $734M to $769M.
Where does Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is IBEW Local 683 Pension Fund Pension Plan in MI ($249M, 1,512 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Graco Employee Retirement Plan - Blue? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Energizer Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan in MO (439 participants, $227M 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 410285640.

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.