Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

General American Investors Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Small plan by assets
13
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.9M
Avg per participant High balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by General American Investors Company, Inc. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$25M in assets, 13 participants

General American Investors Company, Inc.'s General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan reported $25M in total assets and 13 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #6,358 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $25M for 13 participants (~$1.9M/participant), down 21.8% in 2022.

#6,358
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-21.8%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,914,102 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement 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. General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan is a small filing (13 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 135098450 · General American Investors Company, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan · $25M · 13 · 80th

  • EIN $25M
  • RANK 13
  • PHOTO 80th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #6358

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and TrustMackay Communications, Inc. …$25MBrotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Pension PlanBrotherhood of Maintenance o…$25MGeneral American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement PlanGeneral American Investors C…$25MRetirement Plan for Union and Non-Union Employees of Schlegel Systems, Inc.Retirement Plan for Union an…$25MRetirement Plan for Employees of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134Retirement Plan for Employee…$25M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' 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)$32M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN135098450
Plan Effective Date1956-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General American Investors Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General American Investors Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52M 5.848244492432811% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $48.8M $51.6M ▲ +5.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 26 $49M
2023 2 26 $59M
2024 2 26 $52M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.024914102 · Participants: 13General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement PlanIBM 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
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Pension Plan in MI ($25M); by covered participants it is Russo Trading Co., Inc. Cash Balance Plan in WI (13 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 General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 21.8% during 2022, from $32M to $25M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have General American Investors Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General American Investors Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.8%, from $49M to $52M.
Where does General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 80th 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 General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Pension Plan in MI ($25M, 37 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Russo Trading Co., Inc. Cash Balance Plan in WI (13 participants, $648K in assets).