Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Spire Missouri Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$90M
Total assets Below avg plan size
161
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$558,920
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Spire Missouri Inc. · Missouri · Utilities

$90M in assets, 161 participants

Spire Missouri Inc.'s Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan reported $90M in total assets and 161 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #442 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan covers 161 participants in Missouri, about 22% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $90M.

#442
in Utilities (721 peers)
-6.1%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan's outsized position by total assets

Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$89,986,105 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Spire Missouri West Retirement Income 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. Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (161 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan reported net income rose from -$43M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan reported participants fell from 202 in the plan year 2022 filing to 161 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan end-of-year assets fell from $96M in the plan year 2022 filing to $90M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 430368139 · Spire Missouri Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan · $90M · 161 · 91st

  • VS-ST $90M
  • BOY 161
  • SCH 91st
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Michigan Upper Peninsula Intrl Brotherhood of Elec Workers Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #442

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$96M
Net Assets (End of Year)$90M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN430368139
Plan Effective Date1994-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Spire Missouri Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Spire Missouri Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$286M 9.587405108283061% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$260M$270M$280M$290M 202220232024 $261M $286M ▲ +9.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,184 $261M
2023 2 2,185 $282M
2024 2 2,186 $286M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.089986105 · Participants: 161Spire Missouri West Retirement Income 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
Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Michigan Upper Peninsula Intrl Brotherhood of Elec Workers Pension Plan in MI ($90M); by covered participants it is IBEW Local Union No 607 Pension in NJ (161 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (161 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 Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.1% during 2023, from $96M to $90M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Spire Missouri Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Spire Missouri Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 9.6%, from $261M to $286M.
Where does Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan ranks in the 91st 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 Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Michigan Upper Peninsula Intrl Brotherhood of Elec Workers Pension Plan in MI ($90M, 255 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Spire Missouri West Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is IBEW Local Union No 607 Pension in NJ (161 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 430368139.

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.