Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Superior Essex, Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
150
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$216,136
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc · Sponsored by Superior Essex, Inc · Georgia · Manufacturing

$32M in assets, 150 participants

Superior Essex, Inc's Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reported $32M in total assets and 150 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #13,559 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc covers 150 participants in Georgia, about 14% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $32M.

#13,559
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+9.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc vs every filed plan by assets

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

$32,420,405 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc 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. Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc sits mid-pack in the medium band (150 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reported participants fell from 175 in the plan year 2022 filing to 150 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc end-of-year assets rose from $30M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 200282396 · Superior Essex, Inc PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc · $32M · 150 · 80th

  • EIN $32M
  • EIN 150
  • EIN 80th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Times Publishing Company Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #13559

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 Georgia →

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc in the asset neighbourhood

Ironworkers 340 Retirement PlanIronworkers 340 Retirement P…$32MTaft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Retirement Plan for PartnersTaft Stettinius & Hollister …$32MRetirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, IncRetirement Income Plan for H…$32MTimes Publishing Company Defined Benefit Pension PlanTimes Publishing Company Def…$32MMosaic & Terrazzo Pension FundMosaic & Terrazzo Pension Fu…$32M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN200282396
Plan Effective Date1967-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Superior Essex, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Superior Essex, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$333M 18.531949623433576% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $281M $333M ▲ +18.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,884 $281M
2023 4 1,902 $313M
2024 4 1,879 $333M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

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

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc, Total assets ($B): 0.032420405 · Participants: 150Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, IncThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.596954837 · Participants: 25241The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.285105757 · Participants: 70241UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.733665646 · Participants: 153217UPS Pension PlanCox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.396009274 · Participants: 24023Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.309889555 · Participants: 15601Delta Retirement Plan
Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Times Publishing Company Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NY ($32M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Jewish Home of Rochester in NY (150 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (150 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 Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc assets move in 2023? ▼
Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc grew at a solid clip - up 9.1% during 2023, from $30M to $32M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Superior Essex, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Superior Essex, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $281M to $333M.
Where does Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc ranks in the 80th 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 Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Times Publishing Company Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NY ($32M, 24 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Jewish Home of Rochester in NY (150 participants, N/A 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 200282396.

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.