Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Clarios, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$251M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,258
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$199,626
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees · Sponsored by Clarios, LLC · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$251M in assets, 1,258 participants

Clarios, LLC's Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees reported $251M in total assets and 1,258 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #17,418 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees covers 1,258 participants in Wisconsin, 2.2x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $251M.

#17,418
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-1.5%
assets change YoY
2.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees's outsized position by total assets

Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$251,129,081 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees'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. Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees lands in the large band (1,258 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees reported net income rose from -$114M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees reported participants fell from 1,398 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,258 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees end-of-year assets fell from $255M in the plan year 2022 filing to $251M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 391684871 · Clarios, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees · $251M · 1,258 · 96th

  • 5500 $251M
  • ASSETS 1,258
  • PCT 96th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Dana U.S.W. Hourly Employees' Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #17418

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 Wisconsin →

Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Local 153-Ghi Pension Plan$252MClarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly EmployeesClarios Pension Plan Battery…$251MDana U.S.W. Hourly Employees' Pension PlanDana U.S.W. Hourly Employees…$251MSeafarers Officers and Employees Pension PlanSeafarers Officers and Emplo…$251MRoseburg Forest Products Co. and Carpenters Industrial Council Pension PlanRoseburg Forest Products Co.…$251M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$255M
Net Assets (End of Year)$251M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN391684871
Plan Effective Date1943-12-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Clarios, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Clarios, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$581M 19.67426798964349% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $486M $581M ▲ +19.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,245 $486M
2023 2 6,114 $529M
2024 2 6,235 $581M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020004000600080001000012000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.251129081 · Participants: 1258Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly EmployeesThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.298151091 · Participants: 8348The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 3.267131995 · Participants: 9960Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.08393057 · Participants: 7368The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.912240682 · Participants: 1560Harley-Davidson Retirement PlanRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.77661124 · Participants: 2136Rockwell Automation Pension Plan
Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dana U.S.W. Hourly Employees' Pension Plan in OH ($251M); by covered participants it is Rga Reinsurance Company Performance Pension Plan in MO (1,259 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,258 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 Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees edged down modestly - down 1.5% during 2023, from $255M to $251M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Clarios, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Clarios, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.7%, from $486M to $581M.
Where does Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees ranks in the 96th 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 Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dana U.S.W. Hourly Employees' Pension Plan in OH ($251M, 358 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Clarios Pension Plan Battery Division Hourly Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rga Reinsurance Company Performance Pension Plan in MO (1,259 participants, $180M 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 391684871.

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.