Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Fifth Third Bancorp Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$103M
Total assets Near avg plan size
813
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$126,243
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Fifth Third Bancorp · Ohio · Finance & Insurance

$103M in assets, 813 participants

Fifth Third Bancorp's The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan reported $103M in total assets and 813 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #7,707 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Where The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $103M for 813 participants (~$126,243/participant), down 6.1% in 2023.

#7,707
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
-6.1%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$102,635,222 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement 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. The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (813 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$44M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 897 in the plan year 2022 filing to 813 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $109M in the plan year 2022 filing to $103M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 310854434 · Fifth Third Bancorp PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan · $103M · 813 · 91st

  • VS-ST $103M
  • BOY 813
  • SCH 91st
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #7707

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement PlanThe San Diego Union-Tribune …$103MZoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union EmployeesZoological Society of San Di…$103MThe Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement PlanThe Fifth Third Bancorp Mast…$103MHogan Lovells US LLP Cash Balance PlanHogan Lovells US LLP Cash Ba…$103MCash Balance Retirement Plan of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.Cash Balance Retirement Plan…$102M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$109M
Net Assets (End of Year)$103M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN310854434
Plan Effective Date1951-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fifth Third Bancorp)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fifth Third Bancorp plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.1B 28.052005348159298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.2B $4.09B ▲ +27.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 20,214 $3.2B
2023 2 20,372 $3.7B
2024 2 19,763 $4.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.102635222 · Participants: 813The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan in CA ($103M); by covered participants it is Commerce Bancshares, Inc Restated Retirement Plan in MO (813 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.1% during 2023, from $109M to $103M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Fifth Third Bancorp plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fifth Third Bancorp's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.1%, from $3.2B to $4.1B.
Where does The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan in CA ($103M, 82 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Commerce Bancshares, Inc Restated Retirement Plan in MO (813 participants, $91M 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 310854434.

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.