Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$125M
Total assets Near avg plan size
246
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$509,969
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan · Sponsored by Vinson & Elkins LLP · Texas · Professional & Technical Services

$125M in assets, 246 participants

Vinson & Elkins LLP's Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan reported $125M in total assets and 246 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.

  • #19,074 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan covers 246 participants in Texas, about 36% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $125M.

#19,074
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+0.8%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$125,452,277 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Vinson & Elkins LLP 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. Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (246 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$50M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan reported participants fell from 283 in the plan year 2022 filing to 246 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $124M in the plan year 2022 filing to $125M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 741183015 · Vinson & Elkins LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan · $125M · 246 · 93rd

  • 5500 $125M
  • 5500 246
  • 5500 93rd
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Vassar Brothers Hospital Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #19074

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

National Starch and Chemical Company Consolidated Pension PlanNational Starch and Chemical…$126MVassar Brothers Hospital Pension PlanVassar Brothers Hospital Pen…$126MVinson & Elkins LLP Pension PlanVinson & Elkins LLP Pension …$125MCapital City Bank Group, Inc. Retirement PlanCapital City Bank Group, Inc…$125MVictaulic Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit EmployeesVictaulic Retirement Plan fo…$125M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$124M
Net Assets (End of Year)$125M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN741183015
Plan Effective Date1961-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vinson & Elkins LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vinson & Elkins LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 12.499653026627% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.95B$1B$1.05B$1.1B$1.15B 202220232024 $1B $1.12B ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 1,931 $996M
2023 5 1,875 $1.1B
2024 5 1,927 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.125452277 · Participants: 246Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 30.018512 · Participants: 107859AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.133347097 · Participants: 12215Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.015 · Participants: 22551Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.803014695 · Participants: 12138Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.493677099 · Participants: 9360Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Vassar Brothers Hospital Pension Plan in CT ($126M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Koppers Inc. in PA (246 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (246 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 Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.8% during 2023, from $124M to $125M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Vinson & Elkins LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Vinson & Elkins LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.5%, from $996M to $1.1B.
Where does Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP 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 Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vassar Brothers Hospital Pension Plan in CT ($126M, 720 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Koppers Inc. in PA (246 participants, $98M 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 741183015.

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.