Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Mackay Communications, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$29M
Total assets Below avg plan size
134
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$214,637
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Mackay Communications, Inc. · North Carolina · Wholesale Trade

$29M in assets, 134 participants

Mackay Communications, Inc.'s Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported $29M in total assets and 134 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #4,897 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust covers 134 participants in North Carolina, about 16% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $29M.

#4,897
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+15.4%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$28,761,330 Top 21% higher than 79% of 127,068 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 2023

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (134 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $29M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 561550100 · Mackay Communications, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · $29M · 134 · 79th

  • VS-ST $29M
  • BOY 134
  • SCH 79th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Motion Pic. Lab. Techs and Film Editors Local 780 Pension Fund
  • TYPE ind #4897

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 North Carolina →

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$29M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN561550100
Plan Effective Date1987-03-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mackay Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mackay Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$49M 31.070466457643786% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $37.5M $49.1M ▲ +31.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 288 $37M
2023 2 298 $42M
2024 2 320 $49M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.02876133 · Participants: 134Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and TrustHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.613752395 · Participants: 11145Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.582387965 · Participants: 45818Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0264 · Participants: 14485Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.3721 · Participants: 371Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.616859519 · Participants: 21020Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University
Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Motion Pic. Lab. Techs and Film Editors Local 780 Pension Fund in FL ($29M); by covered participants it is Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan in IL (134 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (134 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust grew sharply - up 15.4% during 2023, from $25M to $29M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Mackay Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mackay Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.1%, from $37M to $49M.
Where does Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Motion Pic. Lab. Techs and Film Editors Local 780 Pension Fund in FL ($29M, 937 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan in IL (134 participants, $13M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 561550100.

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.