Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Topco Associates, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$63M
Total assets Below avg plan size
84
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$746,596
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan · Sponsored by Topco Associates, LLC · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$63M in assets, 84 participants

Topco Associates, LLC's Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan reported $63M in total assets and 84 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #5,627 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Where Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan sits by assets

Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $63M for 84 participants (~$746,596/participant), up 0.2% in 2023.

#5,627
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+0.2%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$62,714,049 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan is a small filing (84 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $146K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan reported participants fell from 94 in the plan year 2022 filing to 84 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $63M in the plan year 2022 filing to $63M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 364469052 · Topco Associates, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan · $63M · 84 · 88th

  • EOY $63M
  • 5500 84
  • ASSETS 88th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #5627

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Topco Associates LLC 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)$63M
Net Assets (End of Year)$63M
Net Income$146K
Employer EIN364469052
Plan Effective Date1956-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Topco Associates, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Topco Associates, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$164M 20.6668666907558% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$130M$140M$150M$160M$170M 202220232024 $136M $164M ▲ +20.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 596 $136M
2023 2 602 $149M
2024 2 581 $164M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.062714049 · Participants: 84Topco Associates LLC 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
Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
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Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in NY ($63M); by covered participants it is Chemung Canal Trust Company Pension Plan in NY (84 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (84 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 Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.2% during 2023, from $63M to $63M. Reported net income was $146K.
How have Topco Associates, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Topco Associates, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.7%, from $136M to $164M.
Where does Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in NY ($63M, 175 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Chemung Canal Trust Company Pension Plan in NY (84 participants, $47M 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 364469052.

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.