Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
American Electric Power Service Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $4.5B
- Total assets
- 15,837
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $284,062
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: American Electric Power System Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Electric Power Service Corporation · Ohio · Utilities
$4.5B in assets, 15,837 participants
American Electric Power Service Corporation's American Electric Power System Retirement Plan reported $4.5B in total assets and 15,837 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #718 in Utilities (739 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
American Electric Power System Retirement Plan covers 15,837 participants in Ohio, 20x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~787 per filing). Assets: $4.5B.
- $4.5B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 15,837
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $284,062
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.4B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 787 participants across 4,840 plans. American Electric Power System Retirement Plan reports 15,837 participants - 20x that state average ($4.5B EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $6.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4.4B |
| Net Income | -$1.4B |
| Employer EIN | 134922641 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1940-12-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (American Electric Power Service Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 32,822 | $9.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 32,886 | $9.6B |
| 2024 | 2 | 33,604 | $9.3B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
American Electric Power System Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan $7.6B · 12,346
- Nationwide Retirement Plan $5.0B · 22,597
- Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan $3.4B · 9,749
- Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio $2.6B · 13,583
- Pension Plan for Eaton Corporation Employees $2.6B · 9,767
Scale composition for American Electric Power System Retirement Plan
American Electric Power System Retirement Plan reports $4.5B in end-of-year assets across 15,837 participants (0.039% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.018% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $284,062 per participant (2.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.4B.
This plan identity (EIN 134922641, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.5B to $4.1B (-9.2%) while covered participants moved from 15,837 to 16,073 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,837 | $4.5B | This page |
| 2023 | 15,595 | $4.5B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 16,073 | $4.1B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan (401(k), $5.2B, 17,531 participants)
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $4.1B, 16,073 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to American Electric Power System Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Southern California Edison Company Retirement Plan (CA) $4.5B · 10,287
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.a., Inc. Pension Plan (TX) $4.5B · 5,192
- Ameren Retirement Plan (MO) $4.4B · 10,080
- Lucent Technologies Inc. Pension Plan (NJ) $4.4B · N/A
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, American Electric Power System Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio. Compare plans
- American Electric Power Service Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 1.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans