Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$51M
Total assets Below avg plan size
43
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan · Sponsored by Spectrum Brands, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$51M in assets, 43 participants

Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan reported $51M in total assets and 43 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #17,009 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan sits by assets

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $51M for 43 participants (~$1.2M/participant), down 26.7% in 2022.

#17,009
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-26.7%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $19M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$51,289,888 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension 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. Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan is a small filing (43 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 222423556 · Spectrum Brands, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan · $51M · 43 · 88th

  • PCT $51M
  • PCT 43
  • PCT 88th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Hillyard Revised Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #17009

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 Wisconsin →

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged 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)$70M
Net Assets (End of Year)$51M
Net Income-$19M
Employer EIN222423556
Plan Effective Date1961-06-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Spectrum Brands, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Spectrum Brands, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$387M 3.443537054311191% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$370M$380M$390M$400M$410M 202220232024 $401M $387M ▼ -3.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,636 $401M
2023 2 3,004 $380M
2024 2 1,726 $387M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.051289888 · Participants: 43Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.074208374 · Participants: 7377The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 2.951985172 · Participants: 9724Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.144532065 · Participants: 3077Rockwell Automation Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.927367772 · Participants: 7278The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.826706645 · Participants: 1744Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan
Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hillyard Revised Retirement Plan in MO ($51M); by covered participants it is Unholtz-Dickie Corporation Retirement Plan in CT (43 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (43 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 Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan declined sharply - down 26.7% during 2022, from $70M to $51M. Reported net income was -$19M.
How have Spectrum Brands, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 3.4%, from $401M to $387M.
Where does Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hillyard Revised Retirement Plan in MO ($51M, 126 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Unholtz-Dickie Corporation Retirement Plan in CT (43 participants, $26M 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 222423556.

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.