Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$136M
Total assets Near avg plan size
525
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$258,263
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Watlow Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$136M in assets, 525 participants

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's Watlow Group Pension Plan reported $136M in total assets and 525 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #18,758 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Watlow Group Pension Plan sits by assets

Watlow Group Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $136M for 525 participants (~$258,263/participant), down 22.8% in 2022.

#18,758
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-22.8%
assets change YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $40M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Watlow Group Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Watlow Group Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$135,588,328 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Watlow Group Pension 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. Watlow Group Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (525 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 430574450 · Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Watlow Group Pension Plan · $136M · 525 · 94th

  • PHOTO $136M
  • PHOTO 525
  • PHOTO 94th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Wec Energy Group Legacy Retirement Account Plan
  • PHOTO ind #18758

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 Missouri →

Watlow Group Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Watlow Group 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)$176M
Net Assets (End of Year)$135M
Net Income-$40M
Employer EIN430574450
Plan Effective Date1942-12-24
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$391M 1.7874781700866453% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$380M$390M$400M$410M$420M 202220232024 $398M $391M ▼ -1.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,272 $398M
2023 2 2,257 $414M
2024 2 1,741 $391M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Watlow Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Watlow Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.135588328 · Participants: 525Watlow Group Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.485527737 · Participants: 31010Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.442367346 · Participants: 10080Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376779083 · Participants: 15460Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.256518868 · Participants: 8767Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.12779001 · Participants: 4763Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Watlow Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Watlow Group Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Wec Energy Group Legacy Retirement Account Plan in WI ($135M); by covered participants it is Detroit Diesel Corporation Employees Pension Plan in OR (524 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (525 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 Watlow Group Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Watlow Group Pension Plan declined sharply - down 22.8% during 2022, from $176M to $136M. Reported net income was -$40M.
How have Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.8%, from $398M to $391M.
Where does Watlow Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Watlow Group Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Watlow Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wec Energy Group Legacy Retirement Account Plan in WI ($135M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Watlow Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Detroit Diesel Corporation Employees Pension Plan in OR (524 participants, $78M 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 430574450.

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.