Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$208M
Total assets: 321
Participants: 95th
Percentile by assets: $647,104
Avg per participant

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.

95th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#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.

$208M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 321
covered participants: 95th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $647,104
avg assets per participant

Where Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan sits 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

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 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 →

State

Michigan

Industry

Manufacturing

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan outranks 95% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 2.1x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$199M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$207M
Net Income	$10M
Employer EIN	381185150
Plan Effective Date	1969-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wolverine World Wide, Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all Wolverine World Wide, Inc. plans on file

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

General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan $44.8B · 17,959
Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $19.3B · 26,442
Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $12.7B · 10,215
Dow Employees' Pension Plan $11.5B · 14,051
Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $11.2B · 13,635

Compare Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Wellington Management Company LLP Defined Benefit Plan (MA) $208M · 160
Dynegy Pension Plan (TX) $208M · 967
News Corp Pension Plan (NY) $208M · 210
General Building Laborers' Local 66 Pension Fund (NY) $208M · 739

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).

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Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 1.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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.