Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Smiths Group Services Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$258M
Total assets Near avg plan size
587
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$439,900
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Smiths Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Smiths Group Services Corporation · District of Columbia · Manufacturing

$258M in assets, 587 participants

Smiths Group Services Corporation's Smiths Group Pension Plan reported $258M in total assets and 587 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #17,442 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Smiths Group Pension Plan covers 587 participants in District of Columbia, about 40% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $258M.

#17,442
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+7.6%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Smiths Group Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Smiths Group Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$258,221,592 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Smiths 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. Smiths Group Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (587 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Smiths Group Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$125M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Smiths Group Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,192 in the plan year 2022 filing to 587 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Smiths Group Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $240M in the plan year 2022 filing to $258M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 223015350 · Smiths Group Services Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Smiths Group Pension Plan · $258M · 587 · 96th

  • 5500 $258M
  • 5500 587
  • 5500 96th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Ameritas Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #17442

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 District of Columbia →

Smiths Group Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Masons Pension Plan$259MThe Nielsen Company Retirement PlanThe Nielsen Company Retireme…$259MKing & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanKing & Spalding LLP Cash Bal…$259MSmiths Group Pension Plan$258MAmeritas Pension Plan$258M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Smiths Group Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$240M
Net Assets (End of Year)$258M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN223015350
Plan Effective Date1970-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Smiths Group Services Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Smiths Group Services Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.2B 16.414873189045988% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $1.06B $1.24B ▲ +17.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,607 $1.1B
2023 2 5,969 $1.2B
2024 2 5,085 $1.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

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

Smiths Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Smiths Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.258221592 · Participants: 587Smiths Group Pension PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 24.899227069 · Participants: 100627Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 14.299885772 · Participants: 92151Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.510841748 · Participants: 52United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.889401706 · Participants: 3354Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.815316886 · Participants: 3533Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund
Smiths Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Smiths Group Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ameritas Pension Plan in NE ($258M); by covered participants it is Pension Equity Plan of Doylestown Hospital in PA (587 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($258M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (587 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 Smiths Group Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Smiths Group Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.6% during 2023, from $240M to $258M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Smiths Group Services Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Smiths Group Services Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.4%, from $1.1B to $1.2B.
Where does Smiths Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Smiths Group Pension Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Smiths Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ameritas Pension Plan in NE ($258M, 202 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Smiths Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Equity Plan of Doylestown Hospital in PA (587 participants, $46M 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 223015350.

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.