Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
148
Participants Small participant base
60th
Percentile by assets National rank
$72,145
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$11M in assets, 148 participants

Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC's Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan reported $11M in total assets and 148 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 60th 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.

  • #8,710 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan covers 148 participants in Connecticut, about 21% of the average Connecticut filer (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#8,710
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-26.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,677,505 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit 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. Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (148 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan end-of-year assets fell from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan reported participants fell from 163 in the plan year 2022 filing to 148 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 421589139 · Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan · $11M · 148 · 60th

  • IND $11M
  • EOY 148
  • 5500 60th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees Lehigh Cement Company LP
  • EIN ind #8710

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 Connecticut →

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Duncan Employees Security PlanDuncan Employees Security Pl…$11MFarmers State Bank Pension PlanFarmers State Bank Pension P…$11MLockheed Martin Corporation New Retirement Income Plan for Employees in Puerto RicoLockheed Martin Corporation …$11MColt Retirement Defined Benefit PlanColt Retirement Defined Bene…$11MRetirement Plan for Hourly Employees Lehigh Cement Company LPRetirement Plan for Hourly E…$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN421589139
Plan Effective Date1996-03-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$59M 22.601291181567916% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $48.4M $59.3M ▲ +22.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 488 $48M
2023 2 490 $51M
2024 2 573 $59M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.010677505 · Participants: 148Colt Retirement Defined Benefit PlanRtx Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.752088232 · Participants: 23823Rtx Consolidated Pension PlanThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.610367002 · Participants: 17283The Citigroup Pension PlanEversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.8761342 · Participants: 3717Eversource Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.40003759 · Participants: 10546Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.580099386 · Participants: 7529The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees
Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees Lehigh Cement Company LP in TX ($11M); by covered participants it is Univest Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in PA (148 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (148 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 Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan declined sharply - down 26.7% during 2023, from $15M to $11M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.6%, from $48M to $59M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees Lehigh Cement Company LP in TX ($11M, 117 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Univest Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in PA (148 participants, $54M 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 421589139.

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.