Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Essendant Co. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$87M
Total assets Below avg plan size
986
Participants Near avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,846
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Essendant Pension Plan · Sponsored by Essendant Co. · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$87M in assets, 986 participants

Essendant Co.'s Essendant Pension Plan reported $87M in total assets and 986 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #6,399 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Where Essendant Pension Plan sits by assets

Essendant Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $87M for 986 participants (~$87,846/participant), down 8.8% in 2022.

#6,399
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-8.8%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Essendant Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Essendant Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$86,616,557 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Essendant 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. Essendant Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (986 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 362431718 · Essendant Co. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Essendant Pension Plan · $87M · 986 · 92nd

  • 5500 $87M
  • ASSETS 986
  • PCT 92nd
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Amalgamated Transit Union Pension Plan for International Officers and Employees
  • PHOTO ind #6399

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Essendant Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sharp Electronics Corporation Pension PlanSharp Electronics Corporatio…$87MSouthern Bank and Trust Company Pension PlanSouthern Bank and Trust Comp…$87MTeamsters Local 814 Pension FundTeamsters Local 814 Pension …$87MEssendant Pension Plan$87MAmalgamated Transit Union Pension Plan for International Officers and EmployeesAmalgamated Transit Union Pe…$87M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Essendant 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)$95M
Net Assets (End of Year)$87M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN362431718
Plan Effective Date1976-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Essendant Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Essendant Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$535M 2.9464882873080485% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$510M$520M$530M$540M$550M 202220232024 $519M $535M ▲ +2.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,642 $519M
2023 3 4,884 $540M
2024 3 4,027 $535M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Essendant Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Essendant Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.086616557 · Participants: 986Essendant Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Essendant Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Essendant Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Essendant Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Amalgamated Transit Union Pension Plan for International Officers and Employees in MD ($87M); by covered participants it is Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Spectrum Retirement Plan in OH (986 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (986 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 Essendant Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Essendant Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.8% during 2022, from $95M to $87M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Essendant Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Essendant Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.9%, from $519M to $535M.
Where does Essendant Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Essendant Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Essendant Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Amalgamated Transit Union Pension Plan for International Officers and Employees in MD ($87M, 76 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Essendant Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Spectrum Retirement Plan in OH (986 participants, $380M 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 362431718.

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.