Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$54M
Total assets Below avg plan size
459
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$117,610
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Talbots, Inc. · Massachusetts · Retail Trade

$54M in assets, 459 participants

The Talbots, Inc.'s The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan reported $54M in total assets and 459 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #8,934 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Where The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $54M for 459 participants (~$117,610/participant), down 54.4% in 2022.

#8,934
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-54.4%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $65M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$53,983,037 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan 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. The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (459 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 411111318 · The Talbots, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan · $54M · 459 · 89th

  • 5500 $54M
  • 5500 459
  • 5500 89th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Northwestern Corporation Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #8934

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Talbots, Inc. Pension 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)$118M
Net Assets (End of Year)$53M
Net Income-$65M
Employer EIN411111318
Plan Effective Date1988-06-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Talbots, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Talbots, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$290M 20.182898893570446% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $241M $290M ▲ +20.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,397 $241M
2023 2 4,700 $276M
2024 2 5,138 $290M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.053983037 · Participants: 459The Talbots, Inc. Pension PlanConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 9.07532048 · Participants: 55495Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.756596242 · Participants: 33087Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281152611 · Participants: 11835Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.758508912 · Participants: 17323N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension FundN. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 3.594095954 · Participants: 10962N. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund
The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Northwestern Corporation Pension Plan in MT ($54M); by covered participants it is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Pension Fund in FL (459 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (459 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 The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan contracted severely - down 54.4% during 2022, from $118M to $54M. Reported net income was -$65M.
How have The Talbots, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Talbots, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 20.2%, from $241M to $290M.
Where does The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 89th 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 The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Northwestern Corporation Pension Plan in MT ($54M, 139 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Pension Fund in FL (459 participants, $53M 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 411111318.

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.