Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22K
Total assets Small plan by assets
225
Participants Below avg headcount
2nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$96
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited, Inc. · Tennessee · Other Services

$22K in assets, 225 participants

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.'s Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan reported $22K in total assets and 225 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 2nd 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.

  • #328 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan covers 225 participants in Tennessee, about 20% of the average Tennessee filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $22K.

#328
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
-99.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $43M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,571 2nd percentile higher than 2% 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

Ducks Unlimited, 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. Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (225 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$43M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $43M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 247 in the plan year 2022 filing to 225 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 135643799 · Ducks Unlimited, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan · $22K · 225 · 2nd

  • ASSETS $22K
  • ASSETS 225
  • ASSETS 2nd
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Makino Inc. Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees
  • ASSETS ind #328

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)N/A
Net Income-$43M
Employer EIN135643799
Plan Effective Date1979-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ducks Unlimited, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ducks Unlimited, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$186M 11.004443033435322% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$160M$170M$180M$190M 202220232024 $167M $186M ▲ +11.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 810 $167M
2023 2 882 $159M
2024 1 752 $186M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

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

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000021571 · Participants: 225Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension PlanFedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.580798454 · Participants: 139031Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.836549756 · Participants: 20164Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPace Industry Union-Management Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.707920528 · Participants: 3192Pace Industry Union-Management Pension FundPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.456364769 · Participants: 5801Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 2.074583545 · Participants: 2710Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Makino Inc. Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in OH ($20K); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for Eligible Employees of Suburban Propane L.P. and Subsidiaries in NJ (225 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (225 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 Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan contracted severely - down 99.9% during 2023, from $43M to $22K. Reported net income was -$43M.
How have Ducks Unlimited, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ducks Unlimited, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.0%, from $167M to $186M.
Where does Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 2nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Makino Inc. Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in OH ($20K, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for Eligible Employees of Suburban Propane L.P. and Subsidiaries in NJ (225 participants, $57M 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 135643799.

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.