Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Aerospace Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,767
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$690,303
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) · Sponsored by The Aerospace Corporation · California · Professional & Technical Services

$1.9B in assets, 2,767 participants

The Aerospace Corporation's The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) reported $1.9B in total assets and 2,767 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #21,488 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in California

The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) covers 2,767 participants in California, 4.4x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.

#21,488
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
+1.6%
assets growth YoY
19×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp)'s outsized position by total assets

The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,910,068,945 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp)'s large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) lands in the large band (2,767 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 952102389 · The Aerospace Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) · $1.9B · 2,767 · 99th

  • ASSETS $1.9B
  • ASSETS 2,767
  • ASSETS 99th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial)
  • ASSETS ind #21488

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) in the asset neighbourhood

Unisys Pension Plan$1.9BGenuine Parts Company Pension PlanGenuine Parts Company Pensio…$1.9BBrightspeed Pension Plan$1.9BThe Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp)The Aerospace Employees' Ret…$1.9BGeneral Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial)General Dynamics Retirement …$1.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income$28M
Employer EIN952102389
Plan Effective Date1961-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Aerospace Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Aerospace Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.6B 28.286292771651972% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.82B $3.62B ▲ +28.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,206 $2.8B
2023 2 7,912 $3.3B
2024 2 7,333 $3.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp), Total assets ($B): 1.910068945 · Participants: 2767The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp)Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pension Plan DWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan
The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp)'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) in VA ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Hawaii Laborers Pension Plan in HI (2,777 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,767 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 Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) assets move in 2022? ▼
The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) edged up modestly - up 1.6% during 2022, from $1.9B to $1.9B. Reported net income was $28M.
How have The Aerospace Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Aerospace Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.3%, from $2.8B to $3.6B.
Where does The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp) ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) in VA ($1.9B, 3,036 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Aerospace Employees' Retirement Plan (Aerp)? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hawaii Laborers Pension Plan in HI (2,777 participants, $346M 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 952102389.

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.