Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Belden Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$82M
Total assets Below avg plan size
308
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$264,892
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Belden Pension Plan · Sponsored by Belden Inc. · Missouri · Manufacturing

$82M in assets, 308 participants

Belden Inc.'s Belden Pension Plan reported $82M in total assets and 308 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.

  • #17,980 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Belden Pension Plan covers 308 participants in Missouri, about 42% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $82M.

#17,980
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-31.3%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $37M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Belden Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Belden Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$81,586,679 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

Belden 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. Belden Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (308 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 363601505 · Belden Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Belden Pension Plan · $82M · 308 · 92nd

  • NET $82M
  • NET 308
  • NET 92nd
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • NET ind #17980

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 →

Belden Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan for Employees of Atlantic Container LinePension Plan for Employees o…$82MNorthwest Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers Pension PlanNorthwest Glass, Molders, Po…$82MHunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanHunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cas…$82MMountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension PlanMountaineer Gas Company Empl…$82MBelden Pension Plan$82M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Belden Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$119M
Net Assets (End of Year)$82M
Net Income-$37M
Employer EIN363601505
Plan Effective Date1993-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Belden Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Belden Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$470M 15.031236842477073% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$420M$440M$460M$480M 202220232024 $409M $470M ▲ +15.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,764 $409M
2023 2 2,115 $446M
2024 2 2,238 $470M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Belden Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Belden Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.081586679 · Participants: 308Belden 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
Belden Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Belden Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan in WV ($82M); by covered participants it is Alstom Inc. Cash Balance Pension Plan in CT (308 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (308 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 Belden Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Belden Pension Plan contracted severely - down 31.3% during 2022, from $119M to $82M. Reported net income was -$37M.
How have Belden Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Belden Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.0%, from $409M to $470M.
Where does Belden Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Belden Pension 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 Belden Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan in WV ($82M, 441 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Belden Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Alstom Inc. Cash Balance Pension Plan in CT (308 participants, $172M 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 363601505.

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.