Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Belden Brick Company, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$39M
Total assets Below avg plan size
201
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$194,314
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Belden Brick Company, LLC · Ohio · Manufacturing

$39M in assets, 201 participants

The Belden Brick Company, LLC's Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan reported $39M in total assets and 201 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #14,139 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan covers 201 participants in Ohio, about 26% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $39M.

#14,139
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+36.7%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$39,057,093 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Belden Brick Co. Pension 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. Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (201 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $29M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 235 in the plan year 2022 filing to 201 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 203803246 · The Belden Brick Company, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan · $39M · 201 · 83rd

  • PART $39M
  • TYPE 201
  • NET 83rd
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near The Oswego Hospital Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #14139

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 Ohio →

Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN203803246
Plan Effective Date1966-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Belden Brick Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Belden Brick Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$43M 50.50362463485115% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $28.6M $43M ▲ +50.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 235 $29M
2023 1 201 $39M
2024 1 179 $43M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.039057093 · Participants: 201Belden Brick Co. Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Oswego Hospital Retirement Plan in NY ($39M); by covered participants it is Iowa Ironworkers Heavy Highway Defined Benefit Pension Plan in IA (201 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (201 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 Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan surged - up 36.7% during 2023, from $29M to $39M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have The Belden Brick Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Belden Brick Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 50.5%, from $29M to $43M.
Where does Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Oswego Hospital Retirement Plan in NY ($39M, 158 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Belden Brick Co. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Iowa Ironworkers Heavy Highway Defined Benefit Pension Plan in IA (201 participants, $62M 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 203803246.

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.