Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
134
Participants Small participant base
64th
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,501
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$13M in assets, 134 participants

Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported $13M in total assets and 134 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 64th 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.

  • #9,726 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan covers 134 participants in Illinois, about 17% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $13M.

#9,726
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+14.5%
assets growth YoY

Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,065,149 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan 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. Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (134 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants rose from 93 in the plan year 2022 filing to 134 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 361049360 · Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan · $13M · 134 · 64th

  • RANK $13M
  • PHOTO 134
  • IND 64th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Husch Blackwell LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #9726

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 Illinois →

Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN361049360
Plan Effective Date1967-12-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 28.112142862248163% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M 202220232024 $31.9M $22.9M ▼ -28.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 318 $32M
2023 6 829 $92M
2024 1 199 $23M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013065149 · Participants: 134Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Husch Blackwell LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in MO ($13M); by covered participants it is Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust in NC (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 Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.5% during 2023, from $11M to $13M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 28.1%, from $32M to $23M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Husch Blackwell LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in MO ($13M, 188 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust in NC (134 participants, $29M 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 361049360.

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.