Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$73M
Total assets Below avg plan size
175
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$414,625
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a · Sponsored by Vinson & Elkins LLP · Texas · Professional & Technical Services

$73M in assets, 175 participants

Vinson & Elkins LLP's Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a reported $73M in total assets and 175 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #18,316 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a covers 175 participants in Texas, about 25% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $73M.

#18,316
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
-3.5%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a's outsized position by total assets

Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a vs every filed plan by assets

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

$72,559,331 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 Variable Annuity Plan a 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 Variable Annuity Plan a sits mid-pack in the medium band (175 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a end-of-year assets fell from $75M in the plan year 2022 filing to $73M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a reported participants rose from 171 in the plan year 2022 filing to 175 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

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

Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a · $73M · 175 · 89th

  • SCH $73M
  • SCH 175
  • SCH 89th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees
  • SCH ind #18316

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 Variable Annuity Plan a in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$75M
Net Assets (End of Year)$73M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN741183015
Plan Effective Date2013-01-01
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 Variable Annuity Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.072559331 · Participants: 175Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan aAT&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 Variable Annuity Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees in MA ($73M); by covered participants it is Texas Gas Retirement Plan in KY (175 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (175 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 Variable Annuity Plan a assets move in 2023? ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a edged down modestly - down 3.5% during 2023, from $75M to $73M. Reported net income was $6M.
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 Variable Annuity Plan a rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a ranks in the 89th 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 Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sappi North America, Inc. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees in MA ($73M, 598 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vinson & Elkins LLP Variable Annuity Plan a? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Texas Gas Retirement Plan in KY (175 participants, $86M 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.