Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
163
Participants Small participant base
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$89,357
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$15M in assets, 163 participants

Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC's Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan reported $15M in total assets and 163 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #12,638 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan covers 163 participants in Connecticut, about 23% of the average Connecticut filer (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#12,638
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-29.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan's outsized position by total assets

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,565,141 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan 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. Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (163 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 421589139 · Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan · $15M · 163 · 72nd

  • BOOK $15M
  • VS-ST 163
  • BOY 72nd
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company Cash Balance Pension Plan for Hourly Employees
  • PART ind #12638

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 Connecticut →

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$21M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN421589139
Plan Effective Date1996-03-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$59M 22.601291181567916% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $48.4M $59.3M ▲ +22.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 488 $48M
2023 2 490 $51M
2024 2 573 $59M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.014565141 · Participants: 163Colt Retirement Defined Benefit PlanGE Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.011810846 · Participants: 24626GE Pension PlanRaytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 11.559983892 · Participants: 13495Raytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.501575547 · Participants: 18484The Citigroup Pension PlanEversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.933906102 · Participants: 4126Eversource Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.359687499 · Participants: 11471Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.
Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company Cash Balance Pension Plan for Hourly Employees in PA ($15M); by covered participants it is Univest Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in PA (163 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (163 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 Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan declined sharply - down 29.7% during 2022, from $21M to $15M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.6%, from $48M to $59M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company Cash Balance Pension Plan for Hourly Employees in PA ($15M, 94 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Univest Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in PA (163 participants, $49M 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 421589139.

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.