Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$170M
Total assets Near avg plan size
168
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP · Sponsored by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$170M in assets, 168 participants

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP reported $170M in total assets and 168 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #19,359 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in New York

Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP covers 168 participants in New York, about 21% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $170M.

#19,359
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+6.4%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP's outsized position by total assets

Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP vs every filed plan by assets

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

$169,670,435 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP 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. Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP sits mid-pack in the medium band (168 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP reported net income rose from -$24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP end-of-year assets rose from $159M in the plan year 2022 filing to $170M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 135395280 · Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP · $170M · 168 · 94th

  • NET $170M
  • BOOK 168
  • VS-ST 94th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Sbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Middlesex Savings Bank
  • EBSA ind #19359

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP in the asset neighbourhood

Idaho Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension PlanIdaho Plumbers and Pipefitte…$170MCash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLPCash Balance Plan for Partne…$170MSbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Middlesex Savings BankSbera Pension Plan as Adopte…$170MAmerican Federation of Government Employees Pension PlanAmerican Federation of Gover…$169MShore Medical Center Pension PlanShore Medical Center Pension…$169M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$159M
Net Assets (End of Year)$170M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN135395280
Plan Effective Date2011-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 36.38069266450941% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $0.93B $1.26B ▲ +35.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 2,403 $926M
2023 7 2,682 $1.1B
2024 7 2,815 $1.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP, Total assets ($B): 0.169670435 · Participants: 168Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLPIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Middlesex Savings Bank in MA ($170M); by covered participants it is Silgan Plastics Pension Plan for Hourly-Paid Employees in MO (168 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (168 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 Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP assets move in 2023?
Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP grew at a solid clip - up 6.4% during 2023, from $159M to $170M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.4%, from $926M to $1.3B.
Where does Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP ranks in the 94th 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 Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Middlesex Savings Bank in MA ($170M, 398 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cash Balance Plan for Partners & Sr. Staff of Stb LLP?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Silgan Plastics Pension Plan for Hourly-Paid Employees in MO (168 participants, $75M in assets).