Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sony Music Holdings Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$442K
Total assets Small plan by assets
262
Participants Below avg headcount
17th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1,687
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan · Sponsored by Sony Music Holdings Inc. · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$442K in assets, 262 participants

Sony Music Holdings Inc.'s Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan reported $442K in total assets and 262 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 17th 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.

  • #1,130 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in New York

Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan covers 262 participants in New York, about 33% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $442K.

#1,130
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
-99.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $114M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$441,941 17th percentile higher than 17% 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

Sony Music Entertainment 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. Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (262 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$50M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$114M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $116M in the plan year 2022 filing to $442K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan reported participants fell from 273 in the plan year 2022 filing to 262 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 133431958 · Sony Music Holdings Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan · $442K · 262 · 17th

  • ASSETS $442K
  • PCT 262
  • EIN 17th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Kelly-Springfield Puerto Rico, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees
  • IND ind #1130

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Aleris Cash Balance Plan (Alsco)Aleris Cash Balance Plan (Al…$448KForemost Farms USA Employees Retirement PlanForemost Farms USA Employees…$448KSony Music Entertainment Pension PlanSony Music Entertainment Pen…$442KKelly-Springfield Puerto Rico, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesKelly-Springfield Puerto Ric…$438KRobert J. Kostial, Dds PC Defined Benefit PlanRobert J. Kostial, Dds PC De…$432K
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$116M
Net Assets (End of Year)$197K
Net Income-$114M
Employer EIN133431958
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sony Music Holdings Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sony Music Holdings Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$442K 99.61781826262637% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M 20222023 $116M $0.44M ▼ -99.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 273 $116M
2023 1 262 $442K

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000441941 · Participants: 262Sony Music Entertainment Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kelly-Springfield Puerto Rico, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in OH ($438K); by covered participants it is Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in IN (262 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (262 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 Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan contracted severely - down 99.6% during 2023, from $116M to $442K. Reported net income was -$114M.
How have Sony Music Holdings Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Sony Music Holdings Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 99.6%, from $116M to $442K.
Where does Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan ranks in the 17th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kelly-Springfield Puerto Rico, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in OH ($438K, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sony Music Entertainment Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in IN (262 participants, $33M 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 133431958.

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.