Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Essentra Holdings Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
89
Participants Small participant base
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$475,496
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Essentra USA Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Essentra Holdings Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$42M in assets, 89 participants

Essentra Holdings Corporation's Essentra USA Retirement Plan reported $42M in total assets and 89 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #16,563 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Essentra USA Retirement Plan sits by assets

Essentra USA Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $42M for 89 participants (~$475,496/participant), down 22.8% in 2022.

#16,563
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-22.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Essentra USA Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Essentra USA Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$42,319,138 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Essentra USA Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Essentra USA Retirement Plan is a small filing (89 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 541863320 · Essentra Holdings Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Essentra USA Retirement Plan · $42M · 89 · 87th

  • ASSETS $42M
  • ASSETS 89
  • ASSETS 87th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Emery Oleochemicals Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #16563

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 Illinois →

Essentra USA Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Employees' Retirement Income Plan of Bank Leumi USAEmployees' Retirement Income…$42MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 146 Pension PlanPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$42MEmery Oleochemicals Retirement PlanEmery Oleochemicals Retireme…$42MEssentra USA Retirement Plan$42MPerstorp Retirement Plan$42M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Essentra USA Retirement 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)$55M
Net Assets (End of Year)$42M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN541863320
Plan Effective Date2005-06-06
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Essentra Holdings Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Essentra Holdings Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$182M 1.0202293438219414% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$179M$180M$181M$182M$183M 202220232024 $180M $182M ▲ +1.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,415 $180M
2023 3 755 $181M
2024 3 683 $182M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Essentra USA Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Essentra USA Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.042319138 · Participants: 89Essentra USA Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Essentra USA Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Emery Oleochemicals Retirement Plan in OH ($42M); by covered participants it is The Scotts Company LLC Associates' Pension Plan in OH (89 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($42M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (89 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 Essentra USA Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Essentra USA Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 22.8% during 2022, from $55M to $42M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Essentra Holdings Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Essentra Holdings Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.0%, from $180M to $182M.
Where does Essentra USA Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Essentra USA Retirement Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Essentra USA Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Emery Oleochemicals Retirement Plan in OH ($42M, 275 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Essentra USA Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Scotts Company LLC Associates' Pension Plan in OH (89 participants, $59M in assets).