Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Howmedica Osteonics Corporation D/B/a Stryker Orthopaedics Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$34M
Total assets Below avg plan size
40
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$854,940
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees · Sponsored by Howmedica Osteonics Corporation D/B/a Stryker Orthopaedics · Michigan · Manufacturing

$34M in assets, 40 participants

Howmedica Osteonics Corporation D/B/a Stryker Orthopaedics's Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees reported $34M in total assets and 40 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #15,970 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees sits by assets

Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $34M for 40 participants (~$854,940/participant), down 26.9% in 2022.

#15,970
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-26.9%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees's outsized position by total assets

Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,197,598 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees is a small filing (40 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 222183590 · Howmedica Osteonics Corporation D/B/a Stryker Orthopaedics PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees · $34M · 40 · 84th

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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 Michigan →

Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees in the asset neighbourhood

American & Efird Employees' Pension PlanAmerican & Efird Employees' …$34MHowmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit EmployeesHowmedica Osteonics Pension …$34MPension Plan for Members of the Bargaining Unit of Greater Baltimore Medical CenterPension Plan for Members of …$34MKramer Levin Employees' Retirement PlanKramer Levin Employees' Reti…$34MBunge North America Pension Plan for Hourly Union EmployeesBunge North America Pension …$34M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)$34M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN222183590
Plan Effective Date1970-05-25
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Howmedica Osteonics Corporation D/B/a Stryker Orthopaedics)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Howmedica Osteonics Corporation D/B/a Stryker Orthopaedics plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$34M 1.5718092247297601% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$33M$34M$35M$36M 202220232024 $34.2M $33.7M ▼ -1.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 40 $34M
2023 1 36 $36M
2024 1 32 $34M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.034197598 · Participants: 40Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit EmployeesGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.23255743 · Participants: 18766General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.279653433 · Participants: 27567Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.42905347 · Participants: 11760Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.018181682 · Participants: 13759Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 8.553889919 · Participants: 14563Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Members of the Bargaining Unit of Greater Baltimore Medical Center in MD ($34M); by covered participants it is Employees' Retirement Plan of Sterling Insurance Company in NY (40 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees assets move in 2022?
Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees declined sharply - down 26.9% during 2022, from $47M to $34M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Howmedica Osteonics Corporation D/B/a Stryker Orthopaedics plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Howmedica Osteonics Corporation D/B/a Stryker Orthopaedics's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.6%, from $34M to $34M.
Where does Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Members of the Bargaining Unit of Greater Baltimore Medical Center in MD ($34M, 396 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howmedica Osteonics Pension Plan for Rutherford Bargaining Unit Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employees' Retirement Plan of Sterling Insurance Company in NY (40 participants, $18M in assets).