Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Exelon Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
9,116
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$699,908
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Exelon Corporation Retirement Program · Sponsored by Exelon Corporation · Illinois · Utilities

$6.4B in assets, 9,116 participants

Exelon Corporation's Exelon Corporation Retirement Program reported $6.4B in total assets and 9,116 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #711 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Exelon Corporation Retirement Program covers 9,116 participants in Illinois, 12x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $6.4B.

#711
in Utilities (721 peers)
-1.9%
assets change YoY
64×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $133M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Exelon Corporation Retirement Program's outsized position by total assets

Exelon Corporation Retirement Program vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,380,359,647 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Exelon Corporation Retirement Program'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. Exelon Corporation Retirement Program lands in the large band (9,116 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Exelon Corporation Retirement Program reported net income rose from -$2.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to -$133M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Exelon Corporation Retirement Program reported participants fell from 15,189 in the plan year 2022 filing to 9,116 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Exelon Corporation Retirement Program end-of-year assets fell from $6.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $6.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 232990190 · Exelon Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Exelon Corporation Retirement Program · $6.4B · 9,116 · 100th

  • PCT $6.4B
  • EIN 9,116
  • RANK 100th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Steelworkers Pension Trust
  • EOY ind #711

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 Illinois →

Exelon Corporation Retirement Program in the asset neighbourhood

Altria Retirement Plan$6.7BSteelworkers Pension Trust$6.6BExelon Corporation Retirement ProgramExelon Corporation Retiremen…$6.4BNtess Retirement Income Plan$6.1BCarpenters Pension Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaCarpenters Pension Trust Fun…$6.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Exelon Corporation Retirement Program and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$6.4B
Net Income-$133M
Employer EIN232990190
Plan Effective Date1912-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Exelon Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Exelon Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15.4B 4.433898338481062% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14.6B$14.8B$15B$15.2B$15.4B$15.6B 202220232024 $14.7B $15.4B ▲ +4.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 57,163 $14.7B
2023 5 36,093 $15.3B
2024 5 36,826 $15.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Exelon Corporation Retirement Program vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 0102030405060 Total assets ($B) Participants Exelon Corporation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 6.380359647 · Participants: 9116Exelon Corporation Retirement ProgramCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Exelon Corporation Retirement Program vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Exelon Corporation Retirement Program

Exelon Corporation Retirement Program reports $6.4B in end-of-year assets across 9,116 participants (0.052% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $699,908 per participant (5.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was -$133M.

This plan identity (EIN 232990190, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $6.5B to $6.1B (-6.6%) while covered participants moved from 15,189 to 8,898 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 15,189 $6.5B Open filing
2023 9,116 $6.4B This page
2024 · index core 8,898 $6.1B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Exelon Corporation Retirement Program's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Steelworkers Pension Trust in PA ($6.6B); by covered participants it is Ufcw-Giant Variable Annuity Fund in MD (9,179 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($6.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,116 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 Exelon Corporation Retirement Program assets move in 2023?
Exelon Corporation Retirement Program edged down modestly - down 1.9% during 2023, from $6.5B to $6.4B. Reported net income was -$133M.
How have Exelon Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Exelon Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.4%, from $14.7B to $15.4B.
Where does Exelon Corporation Retirement Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Exelon Corporation Retirement Program ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Exelon Corporation Retirement Program?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Steelworkers Pension Trust in PA ($6.6B, 47,052 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Exelon Corporation Retirement Program?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ufcw-Giant Variable Annuity Fund in MD (9,179 participants, $40M in assets).