Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

U.S. Silica Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$91M
Total assets Below avg plan size
217
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$419,059
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by U.S. Silica Company · Texas · Mining & Oil Extraction

$91M in assets, 217 participants

U.S. Silica Company's U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan reported $91M in total assets and 217 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #751 in Mining & Oil Extraction (892 peers)

Coverage in Texas

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan covers 217 participants in Texas, about 32% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $91M.

#751
in Mining & Oil Extraction (892 peers)
-24.8%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $30M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$90,935,782 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

U.S. Silica Company 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. U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (217 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 230958670 · U.S. Silica Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan · $91M · 217 · 92nd

  • PCT $91M
  • EIN 217
  • RANK 92nd
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #751

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 Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$121M
Net Assets (End of Year)$91M
Net Income-$30M
Employer EIN230958670
Plan Effective Date1974-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (U.S. Silica Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All U.S. Silica Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$284M 13.478243833869252% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $250M $284M ▲ +13.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,015 $250M
2023 2 2,179 $262M
2024 2 2,076 $284M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.090935782 · Participants: 217U.S. Silica Company Retirement PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.998144 · Participants: 119463AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.642588618 · Participants: 12912Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.599 · Participants: 23661Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.541187279 · Participants: 12815Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.371602289 · Participants: 9156Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan in SC ($91M); by covered participants it is Dade County Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in FL (217 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (217 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 U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 24.8% during 2022, from $121M to $91M. Reported net income was -$30M.
How have U.S. Silica Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), U.S. Silica Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.5%, from $250M to $284M.
Where does U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan in SC ($91M, 245 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dade County Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in FL (217 participants, $38M 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 230958670.

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.