Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Master Lock Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$208M
Total assets Near avg plan size
114
Participants Small participant base
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.8M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Master Lock Pension Plan · Sponsored by Master Lock Company LLC · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$208M in assets, 114 participants

Master Lock Company LLC's Master Lock Pension Plan reported $208M in total assets and 114 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #19,215 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Master Lock Pension Plan covers 114 participants in Wisconsin, about 20% of the average Wisconsin filer (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $208M.

#19,215
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.1%
assets change YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $70M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Master Lock Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Master Lock Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$208,135,241 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Master Lock Pension 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. Master Lock Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (114 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 391142433 · Master Lock Company LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Master Lock Pension Plan · $208M · 114 · 96th

  • EIN $208M
  • EIN 114
  • EIN 96th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Golden State Water Company Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #19215

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Wisconsin →

Master Lock Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Master Lock Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$278M
Net Assets (End of Year)$208M
Net Income-$70M
Employer EIN391142433
Plan Effective Date1959-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Master Lock Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Master Lock Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51M 77.3952963238539% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$100M$200M$300M 202220232024 $225M $50.9M ▼ -77.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 427 $225M
2023 3 402 $218M
2024 3 207 $51M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Master Lock Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Master Lock Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.208135241 · Participants: 114Master Lock Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.074208374 · Participants: 7377The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 2.951985172 · Participants: 9724Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.144532065 · Participants: 3077Rockwell Automation Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.927367772 · Participants: 7278The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.826706645 · Participants: 1744Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan
Master Lock Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Master Lock Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Master Lock Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Golden State Water Company Pension Plan in CA ($208M); by covered participants it is Central Ohio Hospitalists, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in OH (114 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (114 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 Master Lock Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Master Lock Pension Plan declined sharply - down 25.1% during 2022, from $278M to $208M. Reported net income was -$70M.
How have Master Lock Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Master Lock Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 77.4%, from $225M to $51M.
Where does Master Lock Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Master Lock Pension Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Master Lock Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Golden State Water Company Pension Plan in CA ($208M, 219 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Master Lock Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Central Ohio Hospitalists, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in OH (114 participants, $3M 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 391142433.

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.