Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ericsson Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$550M
Total assets Above avg plan size
634
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$867,660
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ericsson US Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ericsson Inc. · Texas · Information & Media

$550M in assets, 634 participants

Ericsson Inc.'s Ericsson US Pension Plan reported $550M in total assets and 634 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #2,807 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Ericsson US Pension Plan sits by assets

Ericsson US Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $550M for 634 participants (~$867,660/participant), down 73.4% in 2022.

#2,807
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-73.4%
assets change YoY
5.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $1.5B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ericsson US Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ericsson US Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$550,096,159 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Ericsson US 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. Ericsson US Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (634 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 061119960 · Ericsson Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ericsson US Pension Plan · $550M · 634 · 98th

  • TYPE $550M
  • NET 634
  • BOOK 98th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Resolute Fp US Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #2807

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Ericsson US Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

I. a. T. S. E. National Pension FundI. a. T. S. E. National Pens…$552MResolute Fp US Pension Plan$550MEricsson US Pension Plan$550MBss Retirement Plan$549MThe Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement PlanThe Guardian Field Represent…$548M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ericsson US 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)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$502M
Net Income-$1.5B
Employer EIN061119960
Plan Effective Date1980-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ericsson Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ericsson Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.3B 16.111008020321226% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.6B$3.8B$4B$4.2B$4.4B 202220232024 $3.7B $4.3B ▲ +16.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,884 $3.7B
2023 2 7,044 $4.1B
2024 2 5,597 $4.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Ericsson US Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Ericsson US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.550096159 · Participants: 634Ericsson US Pension 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
Ericsson US Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Ericsson US Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Resolute Fp US Pension Plan in ($550M); by covered participants it is General Building Laborers' Local 66 Pension Fund in NY (634 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($550M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (634 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 Ericsson US Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ericsson US Pension Plan contracted severely - down 73.4% during 2022, from $2.1B to $550M. Reported net income was -$1.5B.
How have Ericsson Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ericsson Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.1%, from $3.7B to $4.3B.
Where does Ericsson US Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ericsson US Pension Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Ericsson US Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Resolute Fp US Pension Plan in ($550M, 411 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ericsson US Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is General Building Laborers' Local 66 Pension Fund in NY (634 participants, $187M 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 061119960.

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.