Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Central Steel & Wire Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
375
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$59,495
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Central Steel & Wire Company LLC · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$22M in assets, 375 participants

Central Steel & Wire Company LLC's Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan reported $22M in total assets and 375 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #4,556 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan covers 375 participants in Illinois, about 48% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $22M.

#4,556
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+10.9%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,310,766 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Central Steel & Wire Company 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. Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (375 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 425 in the plan year 2022 filing to 375 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 360885660 · Central Steel & Wire Company LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan · $22M · 375 · 75th

  • 5500 $22M
  • 5500 375
  • 5500 75th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Indian Head Industries Inc. Employees Retirement Plan
  • 5500 ind #4556

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN360885660
Plan Effective Date1944-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central Steel & Wire Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central Steel & Wire Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 11.718659899266548% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $70.6M $62.3M ▼ -11.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 936 $71M
2023 2 868 $71M
2024 2 700 $62M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022310766 · Participants: 375Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Indian Head Industries Inc. Employees Retirement Plan in NC ($22M); by covered participants it is Levi Strauss & Co. Pension Plan in CA (375 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (375 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 Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.9% during 2023, from $20M to $22M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Central Steel & Wire Company LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Central Steel & Wire Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 11.7%, from $71M to $62M.
Where does Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Indian Head Industries Inc. Employees Retirement Plan in NC ($22M, 65 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Levi Strauss & Co. Pension Plan in CA (375 participants, $605M in assets).