Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$63M
Total assets Below avg plan size
76
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$828,845
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Houghton International Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$63M in assets, 76 participants

Houghton International Inc.'s Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan reported $63M in total assets and 76 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #15,342 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $63M for 76 participants (~$828,845/participant), up 3.1% in 2023.

#15,342
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+3.1%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$62,992,183 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan is a small filing (76 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 82 in the plan year 2022 filing to 76 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $61M in the plan year 2022 filing to $63M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 230712270 · Houghton International Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan · $63M · 76 · 88th

  • SCH $63M
  • EBSA 76
  • PART 88th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Retirement Plan for Partners
  • BOOK ind #15342

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 Pennsylvania →

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Amalgamated Pension-Disability PlanAmalgamated Pension-Disabili…$63MGunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Retirement Plan for PartnersGunderson Dettmer Stough Vil…$63MHoughton International Inc. Pension PlanHoughton International Inc. …$63MShearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanShearman & Sterling LLP Cash…$63MTopco Associates LLC Pension PlanTopco Associates LLC Pension…$63M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Houghton International Inc. 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)$61M
Net Assets (End of Year)$63M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN230712270
Plan Effective Date1968-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Houghton International Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Houghton International Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$60M 1.1993903258605922% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$61M$62M$63M$64M 202220232024 $61.1M $60.4M ▼ -1.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 82 $61M
2023 1 76 $63M
2024 1 69 $60M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.062992183 · Participants: 76Houghton International Inc. Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Retirement Plan for Partners in CA ($63M); by covered participants it is Renasant Bank Amended and Restated Pension Plan in MS (76 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (76 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 Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.1% during 2023, from $61M to $63M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Houghton International Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Houghton International Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 1.2%, from $61M to $60M.
Where does Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Retirement Plan for Partners in CA ($63M, 122 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Houghton International Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Renasant Bank Amended and Restated Pension Plan in MS (76 participants, $20M 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 230712270.

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.