Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kaman Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$557M
Total assets Above avg plan size
457
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kaman Corporation · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$557M in assets, 457 participants

Kaman Corporation's Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported $557M in total assets and 457 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #17,998 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $557M for 457 participants (~$1.2M/participant), up 2.2% in 2023.

#17,998
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.2%
assets growth YoY
5.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$556,820,941 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Kaman Corporation Employees' 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. Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (457 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$219M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 508 in the plan year 2022 filing to 457 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $545M in the plan year 2022 filing to $557M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 060613548 · Kaman Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan · $557M · 457 · 98th

  • ASSETS $557M
  • PCT 457
  • EIN 98th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters' Pension Plan
  • IND ind #17998

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 Connecticut →

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kaman Corporation Employees' 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)$545M
Net Assets (End of Year)$556M
Net Income$12M
Employer EIN060613548
Plan Effective Date1954-12-20
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kaman Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kaman Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$973M 6.678876132046489% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$900M$920M$940M$960M$980M 202220232024 $912M $973M ▲ +6.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,114 $912M
2023 2 2,140 $972M
2024 2 2,055 $973M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.556820941 · Participants: 457Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRtx Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.752088232 · Participants: 23823Rtx Consolidated Pension PlanThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.610367002 · Participants: 17283The Citigroup Pension PlanEversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.8761342 · Participants: 3717Eversource Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.40003759 · Participants: 10546Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.580099386 · Participants: 7529The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees
Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters' Pension Plan in MD ($557M); by covered participants it is Cna Retirement Plan in IL (457 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (457 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 Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.2% during 2023, from $545M to $557M. Reported net income was $12M.
How have Kaman Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kaman Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.7%, from $912M to $973M.
Where does Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters' Pension Plan in MD ($557M, 4,071 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kaman Corporation Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cna Retirement Plan in IL (457 participants, $1.9B 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 060613548.

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.