Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Wills Group, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
12
Participants Small participant base
58th
Percentile by assets National rank
$593,479
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Wills Group, Inc. · Maryland · Retail Trade

$7M in assets, 12 participants

The Wills Group, Inc.'s The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported $7M in total assets and 12 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 58th 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.

  • #6,483 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

2022 asset change

The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan contracted severely 36.9% in 2022 ($11M → $7M) for 12 participants.

#6,483
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-36.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,121,749 Top 42% higher than 58% 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

The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension 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. The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan is a small filing (12 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 521461039 · The Wills Group, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan · $7M · 12 · 58th

  • 5500 $7M
  • 5500 12
  • 5500 58th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Cash Balance Plan a
  • 5500 ind #6483

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

The Wills Group, Inc. years around the 2022 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Wills Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$46M 5.3916691645261885% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$42M$44M$46M$48M 202220232024 $43.5M $45.8M ▲ +5.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 329 $43M
2023 2 474 $42M
2024 1 631 $46M

2022 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN521461039
Plan Effective Date1953-12-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007121749 · Participants: 12The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.843533772 · Participants: 21647Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.273549408 · Participants: 14916National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.247803775 · Participants: 1041Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.938448124 · Participants: 50952International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension PlanBert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.67312584 · Participants: 2587Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan
The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Cash Balance Plan a in DC ($7M); by covered participants it is Seasonal Packaging, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (12 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12 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 The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan contracted severely - down 36.9% during 2022, from $11M to $7M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have The Wills Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Wills Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.4%, from $43M to $46M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Cash Balance Plan a in DC ($7M, 124 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Wills Group, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Seasonal Packaging, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (12 participants, $1M 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 521461039.

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.