Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Barnes Group Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$226M
Total assets Near avg plan size
125
Participants Small participant base
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.8M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan · Sponsored by Barnes Group Inc. · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$226M in assets, 125 participants

Barnes Group Inc.'s Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan reported $226M in total assets and 125 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #17,305 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan covers 125 participants in Connecticut, about 17% of the average Connecticut filer (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $226M.

#17,305
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+4.0%
assets growth YoY
2.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$225,636,860 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated 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. Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (125 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$83M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan reported participants fell from 138 in the plan year 2022 filing to 125 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $217M in the plan year 2022 filing to $226M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 060247840 · Barnes Group Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan · $226M · 125 · 95th

  • PCT $226M
  • EIN 125
  • RANK 95th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Swift Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #17305

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 Connecticut →

Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$217M
Net Assets (End of Year)$226M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN060247840
Plan Effective Date1950-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Barnes Group Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Barnes Group Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$300M 51.41966266463092% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$400M$600M$800M 202220232024 $618M $300M ▼ -51.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 2,050 $618M
2023 7 2,261 $652M
2024 5 237 $300M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.22563686 · Participants: 125Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension PlanRtx Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.752088232 · Participants: 23823Rtx Consolidated Pension PlanThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.610367002 · Participants: 17283The Citigroup Pension PlanEversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.8761342 · Participants: 3717Eversource Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.40003759 · Participants: 10546Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.580099386 · Participants: 7529The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees
Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Swift Pension Plan in VA ($226M); by covered participants it is Perishable Food Industry Pension Fund in NY (125 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (125 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 Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 4.0% during 2023, from $217M to $226M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Barnes Group Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Barnes Group Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 51.4%, from $618M to $300M.
Where does Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Swift Pension Plan in VA ($226M, 214 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Barnes Group Inc. Consolidated Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Perishable Food Industry Pension Fund in NY (125 participants, $18M 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 060247840.

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.