401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $536M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 5,824
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $92,095
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C · Sponsored by Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing
$536M in assets, 5,824 participants
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation's The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C reported $536M in total assets and 5,824 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.
- #17,979 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C covers 5,824 participants in Ohio, 7.6x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $536M.
- #17,979
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- +13.0%
- assets growth YoY
- 5.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C's outsized position by total assets
The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$536,360,297 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C lands in the large band (5,824 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C reported net income rose from -$98M in the plan year 2022 filing to $62M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C end-of-year assets rose from $475M in the plan year 2022 filing to $536M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C reported participants rose from 5,455 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,824 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 311267098 · Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)
The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C · $536M · 5,824 · 98th
- TYPE $536M
- NET 5,824
- BOOK 98th
- VS-ST 401(k)
- BOY near Atlassian 401(k) Plan
- SCH ind #17979
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 Ohio →
The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C in the asset neighbourhood
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $475M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $536M |
| Net Income | $62M |
| Employer EIN | 311267098 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1979-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $2.9B 21.0061458565702% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 9,922 | $2.4B |
| 2023 | 4 | 10,419 | $2.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 9,597 | $2.9B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- GE Retirement Savings Plan $19.5B · 59,766
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $10.1B · 47,362
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $9.2B · 56,176
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $8.4B · 129,769
- Nationwide Savings Plan $7.6B · 24,715
Scale composition for The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C
The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C reports $536M in end-of-year assets across 5,824 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $92,095 per participant (67% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $62M.
This plan identity (EIN 311267098, plan #007) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $475M to $604M (+27.2%) while covered participants moved from 5,455 to 4,363 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,455 | $475M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 5,824 | $536M | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 4,363 | $604M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Cleveland-Cliffs Combined Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.5B, 2,727 participants)
- The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan a (401(k), $783M, 2,501 participants)
- The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C (401(k), $604M, 4,363 participants)
The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Atlassian 401(k) Plan in CA ($536M); by covered participants it is The Carefirst 401(k) Plan in MD (5,822 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($536M here).
- Atlassian 401(k) Plan (CA) $536M · 4,289
- Stoel Rives Retirement Plan (OR) $537M · 682
- Lendlease 401(k) Plan (NC) $536M · 1,280
- Tp Icap 401(k) Plan (NY) $537M · 1,399
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,824 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- The Carefirst 401(k) Plan (MD) 5,822 · 2 off
- Endeavor 401(k) Plan (CA) 5,826 · 2 off
- Fidelity Advantage 401(k) (MA) 5,821 · 3 off
- Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Savings Plan (AZ) 5,820 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.