Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Vista Capital LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$25.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Vista Capital LLC · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$25M in assets, 1 participants

Vista Capital LLC's American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan reported $25M in total assets and 1 participant in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #14,975 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan sits by assets

American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $25M for 1 participant (~$25.5M/participant), down 12.6% in 2022.

#14,975
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-12.6%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,495,349 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan is a micro filing (1 participant), the leftmost band.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 510529512 · Vista Capital LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan · $25M · 1 · 81st

  • ASSETS $25M
  • ASSETS 1
  • ASSETS 81st
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Wingspan Care Group Defined Benefit Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #14975

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 Connecticut →

American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Optical Corporation 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)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN510529512
Plan Effective Date1983-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vista Capital LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vista Capital LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M 202220232024 $39.8M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 37 $40M
2023 1 1 $24M
2024 1 1 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025495349 · Participants: 1American Optical Corporation Retirement PlanGE Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.011810846 · Participants: 24626GE Pension PlanRaytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 11.559983892 · Participants: 13495Raytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.501575547 · Participants: 18484The Citigroup Pension PlanEversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.933906102 · Participants: 4126Eversource Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.359687499 · Participants: 11471Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.
American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Wingspan Care Group Defined Benefit Retirement Plan in OH ($25M); by covered participants it is Bruce Baker Enterprises Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (1 participant). 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 American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.6% during 2022, from $29M to $25M. Reported net income was -$4M.
Where does American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan ranks in the 81st 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 American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wingspan Care Group Defined Benefit Retirement Plan in OH ($25M, 340 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Optical Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bruce Baker Enterprises Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (1 participant, $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 510529512.

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.