Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $290M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 787
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $369,119
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. · Michigan · Manufacturing
$290M in assets, 787 participants
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.'s American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan reported $290M in total assets and 787 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.
- #17,538 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Where American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $290M for 787 participants (~$369,119/participant), down 0.4% in 2023.
- #17,538
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- -0.4%
- assets change YoY
- 2.9×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$290,496,307 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. 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. American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (787 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$77M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 870 in the plan year 2022 filing to 787 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $292M in the plan year 2022 filing to $290M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 383138388 · American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan · $290M · 787 · 96th
- PHOTO $290M
- IND 787
- EOY 96th
- 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
- ASSETS near Major League Baseball - Office Employees Plan
- PCT ind #17538
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 →
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $292M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $290M |
| Net Income | -$1M |
| Employer EIN | 383138388 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1994-03-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.2B 19.866179035552157% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 9,599 | $1.0B |
| 2023 | 3 | 6,499 | $1.2B |
| 2024 | 3 | 6,788 | $1.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- 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
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Major League Baseball - Office Employees Plan in NY ($290M); by covered participants it is Deutsche Bank Cash Account Pension Plan in NY (788 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($290M here).
- Major League Baseball - Office Employees Plan (NY) $290M · 551
- The Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (VA) $291M · 1,101
- Mattel Cash Balance Plan (CA) $289M · 246
- Logan Aluminum Pension Plan (KY) $292M · 316
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (787 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Deutsche Bank Cash Account Pension Plan (NY) 788 · 1 off
- Oge Energy Corp. Retirement Plan (OK) 788 · 1 off
- Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots (WA) 788 · 1 off
- NECA Local 145 IBEW Pension Fund (IL) 786 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.