Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$52M
Total assets Below avg plan size
40
Participants Small participant base
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan · Sponsored by Spectrum Brands, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$52M in assets, 40 participants

Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan reported $52M in total assets and 40 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #14,931 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan sits by assets

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $52M for 40 participants (~$1.3M/participant), up 2.1% in 2023.

#14,931
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.1%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$52,352,452 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged 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. Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan is a small filing (40 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan reported participants fell from 43 in the plan year 2022 filing to 40 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $51M in the plan year 2022 filing to $52M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 222423556 · Spectrum Brands, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan · $52M · 40 · 86th

  • PART $52M
  • PART 40
  • PART 86th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Chapman and Cutler LLP Cash Balance Plan
  • PART ind #14931

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 Wisconsin →

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged 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)$51M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN222423556
Plan Effective Date1961-06-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Spectrum Brands, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Spectrum Brands, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$387M 3.443537054311191% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$370M$380M$390M$400M$410M 202220232024 $401M $387M ▼ -3.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,636 $401M
2023 2 3,004 $380M
2024 2 1,726 $387M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.052352452 · Participants: 40Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.298151091 · Participants: 8348The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 3.267131995 · Participants: 9960Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.08393057 · Participants: 7368The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.912240682 · Participants: 1560Harley-Davidson Retirement PlanRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.77661124 · Participants: 2136Rockwell Automation Pension Plan
Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Chapman and Cutler LLP Cash Balance Plan in IL ($52M); by covered participants it is The Coho at Stanford University Cash Balance Plan in CA (40 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($52M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (40 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 Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.1% during 2023, from $51M to $52M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Spectrum Brands, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 3.4%, from $401M to $387M.
Where does Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Chapman and Cutler LLP Cash Balance Plan in IL ($52M, 126 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Spectrum Brands, Inc. Merged Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Coho at Stanford University Cash Balance Plan in CA (40 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 222423556.

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.