Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Handy & Harman Ltd. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$241M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2
Participants Small participant base
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$120.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Whx Pension Plan II · Sponsored by Handy & Harman Ltd. · New York · Manufacturing

$241M in assets, 2 participants

Handy & Harman Ltd.'s Whx Pension Plan II reported $241M in total assets and 2 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.

  • #19,353 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Whx Pension Plan II sits by assets

Whx Pension Plan II sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $241M for 2 participants (~$120.7M/participant), up 4073.9% in 2022.

#19,353
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
+4073.9%
assets growth YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $64M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Whx Pension Plan II's outsized position by total assets

Whx Pension Plan II vs every filed plan by assets

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

$241,411,046 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

Whx Pension Plan II among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Whx Pension Plan II is a micro filing (2 participants), the leftmost band.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 133768097 · Handy & Harman Ltd. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Whx Pension Plan II · $241M · 2 · 96th

  • VS-ST $241M
  • BOY 2
  • SCH 96th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near New Jersey Health Care Employers- Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #19353

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 New York →

Whx Pension Plan II in the asset neighbourhood

Schlage Lock Company LLC Pension PlanSchlage Lock Company LLC Pen…$242MAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Partners' Retirement PlanAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Fe…$242MNew Jersey Health Care Employers- Pension PlanNew Jersey Health Care Emplo…$242MWhx Pension Plan II$241MFroedtert South, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanFroedtert South, Inc. Employ…$241M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Whx Pension Plan II and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$241M
Net Income-$64M
Employer EIN133768097
Plan Effective Date2016-12-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Handy & Harman Ltd.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Handy & Harman Ltd. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$271M 12.406049141595616% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$230M$240M$250M$260M$270M$280M 202220232024 $241M $271M ▲ +12.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2 $241M
2023 1 76 $268M
2024 1 57 $271M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Whx Pension Plan II vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Whx Pension Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.241411046 · Participants: 2Whx Pension Plan IIIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.511753238 · Participants: 16431IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.815266303 · Participants: 11303Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.656963 · Participants: 11386Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan INew York State Nurses Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.019503014 · Participants: 18592New York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl, Total assets ($B): 4.837058087 · Participants: 11318New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl
Whx Pension Plan II vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Whx Pension Plan II side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is New Jersey Health Care Employers- Pension Plan in NJ ($242M); by covered participants it is Herzer Financial Services Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (2 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2 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 Whx Pension Plan II assets move in 2022? ▼
Whx Pension Plan II surged - up 4073.9% during 2022, from $6M to $241M. Reported net income was -$64M.
How have Handy & Harman Ltd. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Handy & Harman Ltd.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.4%, from $241M to $271M.
Where does Whx Pension Plan II rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Whx Pension Plan II 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 Whx Pension Plan II? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New Jersey Health Care Employers- Pension Plan in NJ ($242M, 2,417 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Whx Pension Plan II? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Herzer Financial Services Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (2 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 133768097.

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.