Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$137M
Total assets Near avg plan size
465
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$294,080
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Watlow Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$137M in assets, 465 participants

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's Watlow Group Pension Plan reported $137M in total assets and 465 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,738 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Watlow Group Pension Plan sits by assets

Watlow Group Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $137M for 465 participants (~$294,080/participant), up 0.9% in 2023.

#16,738
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+0.9%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Watlow Group Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Watlow Group Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$136,747,057 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Watlow Group 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. Watlow Group Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (465 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Watlow Group Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$40M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Watlow Group Pension Plan reported participants fell from 525 in the plan year 2022 filing to 465 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Watlow Group Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $136M in the plan year 2022 filing to $137M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 430574450 · Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Watlow Group Pension Plan · $137M · 465 · 93rd

  • PHOTO $137M
  • IND 465
  • EOY 93rd
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #16738

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 Missouri →

Watlow Group Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Watlow Group Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$136M
Net Assets (End of Year)$137M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN430574450
Plan Effective Date1942-12-24
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$391M 1.7874781700866453% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$380M$390M$400M$410M$420M 202220232024 $398M $391M ▼ -1.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,272 $398M
2023 2 2,257 $414M
2024 2 1,741 $391M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Watlow Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Watlow Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.136747057 · Participants: 465Watlow Group Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.787453474 · Participants: 30358Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.709766277 · Participants: 10156Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.457605028 · Participants: 14993Co-Op Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376279254 · Participants: 2671Emerson Electric Company Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.265514848 · Participants: 11420Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis
Watlow Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Watlow Group Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan in CA ($137M); by covered participants it is Excela Health Pension Plan in PA (465 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (465 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 Watlow Group Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Watlow Group Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.9% during 2023, from $136M to $137M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.8%, from $398M to $391M.
Where does Watlow Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Watlow Group Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Watlow Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan in CA ($137M, 1,750 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Watlow Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Excela Health Pension Plan in PA (465 participants, $24M 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 430574450.

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.