Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Central Steel & Wire Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
425
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$47,328
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Central Steel & Wire Company LLC · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$20M in assets, 425 participants

Central Steel & Wire Company LLC's Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan reported $20M in total assets and 425 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #5,125 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Where Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan sits by assets

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $20M for 425 participants (~$47,328/participant), up 10.3% in 2022.

#5,125
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
+10.3%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,114,381 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement 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. Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (425 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 360885660 · Central Steel & Wire Company LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan · $20M · 425 · 77th

  • BOY $20M
  • SCH 425
  • EBSA 77th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Axia Inc. Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #5125

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 Illinois →

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Central Steel & Wire Company 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)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN360885660
Plan Effective Date1944-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central Steel & Wire Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central Steel & Wire Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 11.718659899266548% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $70.6M $62.3M ▼ -11.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 936 $71M
2023 2 868 $71M
2024 2 700 $62M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020114381 · Participants: 425Central Steel & Wire Company 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
Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
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Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Axia Inc. Retirement Plan in GA ($20M); by covered participants it is Samford University Pension Plan in AL (425 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (425 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 Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.3% during 2022, from $18M to $20M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Central Steel & Wire Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Central Steel & Wire Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 11.7%, from $71M to $62M.
Where does Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 77th 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 Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Axia Inc. Retirement Plan in GA ($20M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Samford University Pension Plan in AL (425 participants, $180M 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 360885660.

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.