Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

A.M. Castle & Co. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$132M
Total assets Near avg plan size
154
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$858,771
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. · Sponsored by A.M. Castle & Co. · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$132M in assets, 154 participants

A.M. Castle & Co.'s Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. reported $132M in total assets and 154 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #6,535 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. covers 154 participants in Illinois, about 20% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $132M.

#6,535
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-25.4%
assets change YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $42M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co.'s outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$132,250,774 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. 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. Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. sits mid-pack in the medium band (154 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 360879160 · A.M. Castle & Co. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. · $132M · 154 · 94th

  • NET $132M
  • NET 154
  • NET 94th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Mary Washington Healthcare Defined Benefit Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #6535

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 →

Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$177M
Net Assets (End of Year)$109M
Net Income-$42M
Employer EIN360879160
Plan Effective Date1950-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (A.M. Castle & Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All A.M. Castle & Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$201M 0.22100818923883458% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$195M$200M$205M$210M$215M$220M 202220232024 $202M $201M ▼ -0.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 607 $202M
2023 2 628 $214M
2024 2 579 $201M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co., Total assets ($B): 0.132250774 · Participants: 154Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co.Central 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
Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Mary Washington Healthcare Defined Benefit Retirement Plan in VA ($132M); by covered participants it is Nortek Retirement Plan in WI (154 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($132M here).

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 Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. assets move in 2022? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. declined sharply - down 25.4% during 2022, from $177M to $132M. Reported net income was -$42M.
How have A.M. Castle & Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), A.M. Castle & Co.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 0.2%, from $202M to $201M.
Where does Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mary Washington Healthcare Defined Benefit Retirement Plan in VA ($132M, 474 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nortek Retirement Plan in WI (154 participants, $50M 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 360879160.

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.