Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The J.M. Smucker Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$133M
Total assets Near avg plan size
242
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$548,733
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The J.M. Smucker Company · Ohio · Manufacturing

$133M in assets, 242 participants

The J.M. Smucker Company's Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan reported $133M in total assets and 242 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.

  • #18,725 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan covers 242 participants in Ohio, about 32% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $133M.

#18,725
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
+6.2%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $31M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$132,793,299 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

Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement 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. Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (242 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 340538550 · The J.M. Smucker Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan · $133M · 242 · 94th

  • TYPE $133M
  • TYPE 242
  • TYPE 94th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Local 703, I.B of T., Grocery & Food Employees' Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #18725

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 Ohio →

Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Opeiu Locals 30 & 537 Retirement FundOpeiu Locals 30 & 537 Retire…$133MBig Heart Pet Brands Retirement PlanBig Heart Pet Brands Retirem…$133MLocal 703, I.B of T., Grocery & Food Employees' Pension PlanLocal 703, I.B of T., Grocer…$133MInternational Association of Heat and Frost Insula and Allied Workers Local No. 1 Pension PlanInternational Association of…$133MSequa Group Pension Plan$132M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$125M
Net Assets (End of Year)$133M
Net Income-$31M
Employer EIN340538550
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The J.M. Smucker Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The J.M. Smucker Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.8B 14.727470065418464% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.53B $1.76B ▲ +15.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 7,215 $1.5B
2023 4 7,324 $1.6B
2024 4 6,689 $1.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.132793299 · Participants: 242Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Local 703, I.B of T., Grocery & Food Employees' Pension Plan in IL ($133M); by covered participants it is Autoneum North America, Inc. Carpet Hourly-Paid Employees' Pension Plan in MI (242 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (242 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 Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.2% during 2022, from $125M to $133M. Reported net income was -$31M.
How have The J.M. Smucker Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The J.M. Smucker Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.7%, from $1.5B to $1.8B.
Where does Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement 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 Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local 703, I.B of T., Grocery & Food Employees' Pension Plan in IL ($133M, 206 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Autoneum North America, Inc. Carpet Hourly-Paid Employees' Pension Plan in MI (242 participants, $13M 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 340538550.

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.