Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Molex LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$115M
Total assets Near avg plan size
744
Participants Near avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$154,727
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Molex LLC · Illinois · Manufacturing

$115M in assets, 744 participants

Molex LLC's Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan reported $115M in total assets and 744 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #16,477 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $115M for 744 participants (~$154,727/participant), up 0.2% in 2023.

#16,477
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+0.2%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$115,116,908 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Molex Hourly 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. Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (744 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $227K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 828 in the plan year 2022 filing to 744 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $115M in the plan year 2022 filing to $115M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362369491 · Molex LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan · $115M · 744 · 92nd

  • BOY $115M
  • BOY 744
  • BOY 92nd
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Msg Entertainment Holdings, LLC Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • BOY ind #16477

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 Illinois →

Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Molex Hourly 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)$115M
Net Assets (End of Year)$115M
Net Income$227K
Employer EIN362369491
Plan Effective Date1973-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Molex LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Molex LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 24.97934158403668% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.13B $1.41B ▲ +24.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,970 $1.1B
2023 2 8,099 $1.3B
2024 2 7,249 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.115116908 · Participants: 744Molex Hourly Employees' Pension 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
Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Msg Entertainment Holdings, LLC Cash Balance Pension Plan in NY ($115M); by covered participants it is Operating Engineers Local No 37 Pension Fund in MD (745 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (744 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 Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.2% during 2023, from $115M to $115M. Reported net income was $227K.
How have Molex LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Molex LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.0%, from $1.1B to $1.4B.
Where does Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Msg Entertainment Holdings, LLC Cash Balance Pension Plan in NY ($115M, 271 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Molex Hourly Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Operating Engineers Local No 37 Pension Fund in MD (745 participants, $143M 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 362369491.

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.