Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Msa Worldwide, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$542M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,611
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$336,350
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Msa Pension Plan · Sponsored by Msa Worldwide, LLC · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$542M in assets, 1,611 participants

Msa Worldwide, LLC's Msa Pension Plan reported $542M in total assets and 1,611 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #17,987 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Msa Pension Plan sits by assets

Msa Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $542M for 1,611 participants (~$336,350/participant), up 9.7% in 2023.

#17,987
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+9.7%
assets growth YoY
5.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Msa Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Msa Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$541,859,880 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Msa Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Msa Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,611 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Msa Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$135M in the plan year 2022 filing to $48M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Msa Pension Plan reported participants rose from 1,445 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,611 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Msa Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $494M in the plan year 2022 filing to $542M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 464914866 · Msa Worldwide, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Msa Pension Plan · $542M · 1,611 · 98th

  • SCH $542M
  • EBSA 1,611
  • PART 98th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Kennametal Inc. Retirement Income Plan
  • BOOK ind #17987

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 Pennsylvania →

Msa Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Msa Pension Plan$542MKennametal Inc. Retirement Income PlanKennametal Inc. Retirement I…$541MYale-New Haven Hospital Cash Account Pension PlanYale-New Haven Hospital Cash…$540MBaker Hughes Company Pension PlanBaker Hughes Company Pension…$540MArdagh North America Retirement Income PlanArdagh North America Retirem…$538M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Msa 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)$494M
Net Assets (End of Year)$542M
Net Income$48M
Employer EIN464914866
Plan Effective Date1944-12-20
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Msa Worldwide, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Msa Worldwide, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$990M 20.98553715619648% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$800M$900M$1,000M$1,100M 202220232024 $819M $990M ▲ +21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,558 $819M
2023 2 3,832 $915M
2024 2 3,925 $990M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Msa Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Msa Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.54185988 · Participants: 1611Msa Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Msa Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Msa Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kennametal Inc. Retirement Income Plan in SC ($541M); by covered participants it is Retail, Wholesale & Department Store International Union and Industry Pension Fund in AL (1,611 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($542M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,611 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 Msa Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Msa Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.7% during 2023, from $494M to $542M. Reported net income was $48M.
How have Msa Worldwide, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Msa Worldwide, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $819M to $990M.
Where does Msa Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Msa Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Msa Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kennametal Inc. Retirement Income Plan in SC ($541M, 563 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Msa Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retail, Wholesale & Department Store International Union and Industry Pension Fund in AL (1,611 participants, $356M 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 464914866.

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.