Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$382M
Total assets
860
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$444,008
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan · Sponsored by American Bureau of Shipping · Texas · Professional & Technical Services

$382M in assets, 860 participants

American Bureau of Shipping's American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan reported $382M in total assets and 860 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #21,155 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan sits by assets

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $382M for 860 participants (~$444,008/participant), down 30.3% in 2022.

$382M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
860
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$444,008
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $165M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan sits by total assets

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$381,847,070 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Texas
Industry
Professional & Technical Services

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan outranks 97% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 3.8x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$548M
Net Assets (End of Year)$381M
Net Income-$165M
Employer EIN134921556
Plan Effective Date1938-10-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Bureau of Shipping)

$600M$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $635M $771M ▲ +21.5%
Total plan assets by year, all American Bureau of Shipping plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,081 $635M
2023 2 2,123 $753M
2024 2 2,125 $771M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan contracted severely - down 30.3% during 2022, from $548M to $382M. Reported net income was -$165M.
How have American Bureau of Shipping plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Bureau of Shipping's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $635M to $771M.
Where does American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Building Laborers Local 310 Pension Fund in OH ($381M, 1,062 participants).

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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 134921556.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.