Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bradken, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
57
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$447,545
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. · Sponsored by Bradken, Inc. · Kansas · Manufacturing

$26M in assets, 57 participants

Bradken, Inc.'s Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. reported $26M in total assets and 57 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #14,980 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. sits by assets

Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $26M for 57 participants (~$447,545/participant), down 13.3% in 2022.

#14,980
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-13.3%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,510,077 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. is a small filing (57 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 300258772 · Bradken, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. · $26M · 57 · 81st

  • EBSA $26M
  • PART 57
  • TYPE 81st
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Rudd Equipment Co. , Inc. Restated Employees' Defined Benefit Plan
  • VS-ST ind #14980

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 Kansas →

Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN300258772
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bradken, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bradken, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1M 94.67560603599902% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 202220232024 $25.5M $1.36M ▼ -94.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 57 $26M
2023 1 51 $26M
2024 1 46 $1M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kansas

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

Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -0.500.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.025510077 · Participants: 57Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc.Koch Industries Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.593691674 · Participants: 6466Koch Industries Employees' Pension PlanSprint Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.233083024 · Participants: 4700Sprint Retirement Pension PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Pension Value Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.670348613 · Participants: 996Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Pension Value Plan aInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.406134615 · Participants: 0Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesGreater Kansas City Laborers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.334112429 · Participants: 878Greater Kansas City Laborers Pension Plan
Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants

Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Rudd Equipment Co. , Inc. Restated Employees' Defined Benefit Plan in KY ($26M); by covered participants it is Emhart Glass U.S. Pension Plan in CT (57 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (57 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 Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. assets move in 2022?
Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. pulled back noticeably - down 13.3% during 2022, from $29M to $26M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Bradken, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bradken, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 94.7%, from $26M to $1M.
Where does Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc. ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rudd Equipment Co. , Inc. Restated Employees' Defined Benefit Plan in KY ($26M, 78 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hourly Employees Retirement Plan of Bradken, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Emhart Glass U.S. Pension Plan in CT (57 participants, $543 in assets).