Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Asarco LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$160M
Total assets Near avg plan size
116
Participants Small participant base
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC · Sponsored by Asarco LLC · Arizona · Mining & Oil Extraction

$160M in assets, 116 participants

Asarco LLC's Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC reported $160M in total assets and 116 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #806 in Mining & Oil Extraction (892 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC covers 116 participants in Arizona, about 21% of the average Arizona filer (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $160M.

#806
in Mining & Oil Extraction (892 peers)
-16.9%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $32M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC vs every filed plan by assets

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

$160,013,990 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC 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. Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC sits mid-pack in the medium band (116 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 810666284 · Asarco LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC · $160M · 116 · 95th

  • SCH $160M
  • EBSA 116
  • PART 95th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Madison Gas & Electric Company Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees
  • BOOK ind #806

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 Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Arizona →

Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC in the asset neighbourhood

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension PlanBlue Cross and Blue Shield o…$160MUniversity of Maryland Medical System Corporation Pension PlanUniversity of Maryland Medic…$160MMadison Gas & Electric Company Retirement Plan for Bargaining EmployeesMadison Gas & Electric Compa…$160MRetirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLCRetirement Benefit Plan for …$160MUnited Assn of Journeymen Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 357 Pension PlanUnited Assn of Journeymen Pl…$160M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Arizona filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$192M
Net Assets (End of Year)$160M
Net Income-$32M
Employer EIN810666284
Plan Effective Date1986-11-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Asarco LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Asarco LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$557M 0.9116772427316683% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$555M$560M$565M$570M 202220232024 $562M $557M ▼ -0.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 2,051 $562M
2023 4 1,978 $567M
2024 4 2,060 $557M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arizona

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

Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC, Total assets ($B): 0.16001399 · Participants: 116Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLCPinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.218517042 · Participants: 5840Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement PlanSalt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.527412379 · Participants: 4802Salt River Project Employees' Retirement PlanFreeport Minerals Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.392187623 · Participants: 2788Freeport Minerals Corporation Retirement PlanDesert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.96033994 · Participants: 25673Desert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension PlanAvnet Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.591298167 · Participants: 2609Avnet Pension Plan
Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants
Compare Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Madison Gas & Electric Company Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees in WI ($160M); by covered participants it is Cotton Incorporated Pension Plan in NC (116 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (116 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 Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC assets move in 2022? ▼
Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC declined sharply - down 16.9% during 2022, from $192M to $160M. Reported net income was -$32M.
How have Asarco LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Asarco LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 0.9%, from $562M to $557M.
Where does Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC ranks in the 95th 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 Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Madison Gas & Electric Company Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees in WI ($160M, 108 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees of Asarco LLC? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cotton Incorporated Pension Plan in NC (116 participants, $31M 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 810666284.

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.