Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Arcet Equipment Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
115
Participants Small participant base
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$150,089
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Arc3 Gases Pension Plan · Sponsored by Arcet Equipment Company · Virginia · Wholesale Trade

$17M in assets, 115 participants

Arcet Equipment Company's Arc3 Gases Pension Plan reported $17M in total assets and 115 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #4,152 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan covers 115 participants in Virginia, about 15% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#4,152
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
-9.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,260,213 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Arc3 Gases 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. Arc3 Gases Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (115 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Arc3 Gases Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Arc3 Gases Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Arc3 Gases Pension Plan reported participants fell from 120 in the plan year 2022 filing to 115 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 540647817 · Arcet Equipment Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan · $17M · 115 · 70th

  • NET $17M
  • NET 115
  • NET 70th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Monro, Inc. Pension Plan
  • NET ind #4152

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 Virginia →

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Spurwink Services Defined Benefit Pension PlanSpurwink Services Defined Be…$17MMonro, Inc. Pension Plan$17MArc3 Gases Pension Plan$17MEstate of William G. Helis Retirement PlanEstate of William G. Helis R…$17MSouthwestern Exposition and Livestock Show Pension PlanSouthwestern Exposition and …$17M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Arc3 Gases Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN540647817
Plan Effective Date1961-04-07
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Arcet Equipment Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Arcet Equipment Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 91.08614703005725% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 202220232024 $19M $1.7M ▼ -91.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 120 $19M
2023 1 115 $17M
2024 1 174 $2M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Arc3 Gases Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017260213 · Participants: 115Arc3 Gases Pension PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.134846358 · Participants: 13674Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.184642779 · Participants: 54171Retirement Security PlanNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.450021632 · Participants: 7117Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.306466489 · Participants: 61272Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.570958933 · Participants: 12263Dominion Energy Pension Plan
Arc3 Gases Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Arc3 Gases Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Monro, Inc. Pension Plan in NY ($17M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of Diamond V Mills, LLC. in IA (115 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Arc3 Gases Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Arc3 Gases Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.4% during 2023, from $19M to $17M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Arcet Equipment Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Arcet Equipment Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 91.1%, from $19M to $2M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Arc3 Gases Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Monro, Inc. Pension Plan in NY ($17M, 55 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Arc3 Gases Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of Diamond V Mills, LLC. in IA (115 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 540647817.

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.