Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$137M
Total assets
465
Participants
93rd
Percentile by assets
$294,080
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 93rd percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #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.

$137M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
465
covered participants
93rd
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$294,080
avg assets per participant

Where Watlow Group Pension Plan sits 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 $2,010,000,000 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

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.

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Watlow Group Pension Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Watlow Group Pension Plan outranks 93% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 1.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

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)

$380M$390M$400M$410M$420M 202220232024 $398M $391M ▼ -1.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,272 $398M
2023 2 2,257 $414M
2024 2 1,741 $391M

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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).

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Ways to act on Watlow Group Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Watlow Group Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri. Compare plans
  • Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's sponsor-wide assets have declined 1.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans