Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$208M
Total assets Near avg plan size
321
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$647,104
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Wolverine World Wide, Inc. · Michigan · Manufacturing

$208M in assets, 321 participants

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan reported $208M in total assets and 321 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.

  • #17,224 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $208M for 321 participants (~$647,104/participant), up 4.5% in 2023.

#17,224
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+4.5%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$207,720,461 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

Wolverine Employees' 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. Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (321 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$56M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 373 in the plan year 2022 filing to 321 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $199M in the plan year 2022 filing to $208M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 381185150 · Wolverine World Wide, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan · $208M · 321 · 95th

  • EBSA $208M
  • PART 321
  • TYPE 95th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Wellington Management Company LLP Defined Benefit Plan
  • VS-ST ind #17224

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 Michigan →

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

General Building Laborers' Local 66 Pension FundGeneral Building Laborers' L…$208MNews Corp Pension Plan$208MWellington Management Company LLP Defined Benefit PlanWellington Management Compan…$208MWolverine Employees' Pension PlanWolverine Employees' Pension…$208MDynegy Pension Plan$208M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wolverine Employees' Pension 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)$199M
Net Assets (End of Year)$207M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN381185150
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wolverine World Wide, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Wolverine World Wide, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$415M 1.2323483204339571% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$410M$420M$430M$440M$450M 202220232024 $410M $415M ▲ +1.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,132 $410M
2023 3 2,238 $438M
2024 3 1,927 $415M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.207720461 · Participants: 321Wolverine Employees' Pension PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.838918802 · Participants: 17959General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.269442236 · Participants: 26442Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.705910161 · Participants: 10215Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.529460215 · Participants: 14051Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 11.155705594 · Participants: 13635Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Wellington Management Company LLP Defined Benefit Plan in MA ($208M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of Intermountain Power Service Corporation in UT (321 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($208M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (321 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 Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 4.5% during 2023, from $199M to $208M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Wolverine World Wide, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 1.2%, from $410M to $415M.
Where does Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Wolverine Employees' 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 Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wellington Management Company LLP Defined Benefit Plan in MA ($208M, 160 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of Intermountain Power Service Corporation in UT (321 participants, $315M 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 381185150.

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.