Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Velcro USA Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$55M
Total assets Below avg plan size
224
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$247,449
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Velcro Pension Plan · Sponsored by Velcro USA Inc. · New Hampshire · Manufacturing

$55M in assets, 224 participants

Velcro USA Inc.'s Velcro Pension Plan reported $55M in total assets and 224 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #17,198 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Velcro Pension Plan sits by assets

Velcro Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $55M for 224 participants (~$247,449/participant), down 26.1% in 2022.

#17,198
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-26.1%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $20M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Velcro Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Velcro Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$55,428,507 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Velcro 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. Velcro Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (224 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 132597668 · Velcro USA Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Velcro Pension Plan · $55M · 224 · 89th

  • PCT $55M
  • EIN 224
  • RANK 89th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #17198

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 New Hampshire →

Velcro Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Velcro 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)$75M
Net Assets (End of Year)$55M
Net Income-$20M
Employer EIN132597668
Plan Effective Date1965-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Velcro USA Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Velcro USA Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$161M 10.779719721933747% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$145M$150M$155M$160M$165M 202220232024 $146M $161M ▲ +10.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 926 $146M
2023 2 905 $154M
2024 2 826 $161M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Hampshire

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

Velcro Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500100015002000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Velcro Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 55.428507 · Participants: 224Velcro Pension PlanPension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Total assets ($M): 621.458768 · Participants: 1798Pension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-HitchcockRetirement Plan for Employees of Concord Hospital - Laconia, Total assets ($M): 343.295002 · Participants: 721Retirement Plan for Employees of Concord Hospital - LaconiaElliot Health System Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 285.729766 · Participants: 568Elliot Health System Pension PlanOsram Sylvania Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 209.216781 · Participants: 325Osram Sylvania Pension PlanCatholic Medical Center Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 206.287725 · Participants: 438Catholic Medical Center Pension Plan
Velcro Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants
Compare Velcro Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New Hampshire, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pension Plan in IL ($55M); by covered participants it is Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan in SD (224 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (224 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 Velcro Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Velcro Pension Plan declined sharply - down 26.1% during 2022, from $75M to $55M. Reported net income was -$20M.
How have Velcro USA Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Velcro USA Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.8%, from $146M to $161M.
Where does Velcro Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Velcro Pension Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Velcro Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pension Plan in IL ($55M, 95 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Velcro Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sanford Health Employees' Pension Plan in SD (224 participants, $283M 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 132597668.

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.