Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$79M
Total assets Below avg plan size
94
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$835,969
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Palco Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$79M in assets, 94 participants

Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC's Palco Retirement Plan reported $79M in total assets and 94 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #1,468 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)

Where Palco Retirement Plan sits by assets

Palco Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $79M for 94 participants (~$835,969/participant), down 13.4% in 2022.

#1,468
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)
-13.4%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Palco Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Palco Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$78,581,061 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Palco Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Palco Retirement Plan is a small filing (94 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 262635546 · Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Palco Retirement Plan · $79M · 94 · 91st

  • TYPE $79M
  • NET 94
  • BOOK 91st
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near SEIU Local No. 4 Pension Fund
  • SCH ind #1468

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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Palco Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Palco Retirement Plan$79MSEIU Local No. 4 Pension Fund$79MSheet Metal Workers Local Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers Local Pe…$79MGridiron Fiber Retirement PlanGridiron Fiber Retirement Pl…$79MNasdaq Pension Plan$79M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Palco 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)$91M
Net Assets (End of Year)$79M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN262635546
Plan Effective Date1986-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M 202220232024 $78.6M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 94 $79M
2023 1 66 $75M
2024 1 18 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Palco Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Palco Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.078581061 · Participants: 94Palco Retirement PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pension Plan DWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan
Palco Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is SEIU Local No. 4 Pension Fund in IL ($79M); by covered participants it is Century Furniture, LLC Pension Plan and Trust in NC (94 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($79M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (94 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 Palco Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Palco Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.4% during 2022, from $91M to $79M. Reported net income was -$10M.
Where does Palco Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Palco Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st 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 Palco Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is SEIU Local No. 4 Pension Fund in IL ($79M, 7,557 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Palco Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Century Furniture, LLC Pension Plan and Trust in NC (94 participants, N/A in assets).