Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kent Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
217
Participants Below avg headcount
52nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$33,547
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kent Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kent Corporation · Iowa · Management of Enterprises

$7M in assets, 217 participants

Kent Corporation's Kent Corporation Pension Plan reported $7M in total assets and 217 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 52nd 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.

  • #371 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Kent Corporation Pension Plan covers 217 participants in Iowa, about 36% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $7M.

#371
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
-66.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $15M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kent Corporation Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Management of Enterprises and all filers

Kent Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,279,727 Top 48% higher than 52% 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

Kent Corporation 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. Kent Corporation Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (217 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kent Corporation Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$124M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$15M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kent Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kent Corporation Pension Plan reported participants fell from 240 in the plan year 2022 filing to 217 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 420279585 · Kent Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kent Corporation Pension Plan · $7M · 217 · 52nd

  • EIN $7M
  • RANK 217
  • PHOTO 52nd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Ballard Power Corporation Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #371

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Kent Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kent Corporation Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income-$15M
Employer EIN420279585
Plan Effective Date1959-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kent Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kent Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$553M 20.727488181714804% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $458M $553M ▲ +20.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,881 $458M
2023 2 1,985 $534M
2024 1 1,804 $553M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Iowa

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

Kent Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Kent Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007279727 · Participants: 217Kent Corporation Pension PlanTransamerica Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.323730661 · Participants: 6519Transamerica Pension PlanPrincipal Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.699129128 · Participants: 12492Principal Cash Balance PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.515952654 · Participants: 3002Midamerican Energy Company Retirement PlanEmployers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.346674752 · Participants: 1835Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement PlanNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.297274074 · Participants: 1474Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc.
Kent Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Kent Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Iowa, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ballard Power Corporation Pension Plan in ($7M); by covered participants it is Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan in (217 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (217 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 Kent Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kent Corporation Pension Plan contracted severely - down 66.6% during 2023, from $22M to $7M. Reported net income was -$15M.
How have Kent Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kent Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.7%, from $458M to $553M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kent Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ballard Power Corporation Pension Plan in ($7M, 1 participant).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kent Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan in (217 participants, $145M 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 420279585.

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.