Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Meijer, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.0B
Total assets
7,512
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$135,088
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Meijer Hourly Pension Plan · Sponsored by Meijer, Inc. · Michigan · Retail Trade

$1.0B in assets, 7,512 participants

Meijer, Inc.'s Meijer Hourly Pension Plan reported $1.0B in total assets and 7,512 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #9,459 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Meijer Hourly Pension Plan covers 7,512 participants in Michigan, 12x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

$1.0B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
7,512
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$135,088
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $171M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Meijer Hourly Pension Plan sits by total assets

Meijer Hourly Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,014,783,176 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

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Participants vs Michigan filers

In Michigan, the average filing covers about 638 participants across 4,220 plans. Meijer Hourly Pension Plan reports 7,512 participants - 12x that state average ($1.0B EOY assets).

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.0B
Net Income-$171M
Employer EIN381274536
Plan Effective Date1973-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Meijer, Inc.)

$2B$3B$4B$5B 202220232024 $4.21B $2.59B ▼ -38.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Meijer, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 86,271 $4.2B
2023 4 85,565 $4.5B
2024 4 84,035 $2.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Meijer Hourly Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

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Meijer Hourly Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Meijer Hourly Pension Plan

Meijer Hourly Pension Plan reports $1.0B in end-of-year assets across 7,512 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $135,088 per participant (98% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$171M.

This plan identity (EIN 381274536, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.0B to $97M (-90.4%) while covered participants moved from 7,512 to 6,378 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,512 $1.0B This page
2023 6,939 $1.0B Open filing
2024 · index core 6,378 $97M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Meijer Hourly Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Meijer Hourly Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Meijer Hourly Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.4% during 2022, from $1.2B to $1.0B. Reported net income was -$171M.
How have Meijer, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Meijer, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 38.5%, from $4.2B to $2.6B.
Where does Meijer Hourly Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Meijer Hourly Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Meijer Hourly Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sheet Metal Workers' Pension Plan of Southern California Arizona and Nevada in CA ($1.0B, 4,357 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Meijer Hourly Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Meijer Hourly Pension 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 Michigan. Compare plans
  • Meijer, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have declined 38.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans