Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Mackay Communications, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Below avg plan size
135
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$184,643
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Mackay Communications, Inc. · North Carolina · Wholesale Trade

$25M in assets, 135 participants

Mackay Communications, Inc.'s Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported $25M in total assets and 135 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #5,429 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust covers 135 participants in North Carolina, about 16% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#5,429
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-16.8%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,926,870 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust 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. Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (135 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 561550100 · Mackay Communications, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · $25M · 135 · 80th

  • 5500 $25M
  • ASSETS 135
  • PCT 80th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Interstate Batteries Employees Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #5429

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN561550100
Plan Effective Date1987-03-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mackay Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mackay Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$49M 31.070466457643786% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $37.5M $49.1M ▲ +31.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 288 $37M
2023 2 298 $42M
2024 2 320 $49M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.02492687 · Participants: 135Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and TrustHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.0193439 · Participants: 12452Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.462364023 · Participants: 37931Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0414 · Participants: 346Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.182 · Participants: 16132Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanTime Warner Cable Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.583220843 · Participants: 18624Time Warner Cable Pension Plan
Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Interstate Batteries Employees Pension Plan in TX ($25M); by covered participants it is The Farmers Bank Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TN (135 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (135 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 Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust declined sharply - down 16.8% during 2022, from $30M to $25M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Mackay Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mackay Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.1%, from $37M to $49M.
Where does Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust ranks in the 80th 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 Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Interstate Batteries Employees Pension Plan in TX ($25M, 103 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Farmers Bank Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TN (135 participants, $12M 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 561550100.

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.