Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$142M
Total assets Near avg plan size
547
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$260,070
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Vista Outdoor Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$142M in assets, 547 participants

Vista Outdoor Inc.'s Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan reported $142M in total assets and 547 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,804 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan covers 547 participants in Minnesota, about 49% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $142M.

#16,804
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.4%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$142,258,045 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement 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. Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (547 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$48M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 598 in the plan year 2022 filing to 547 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $139M in the plan year 2022 filing to $142M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 471016855 · Vista Outdoor Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan · $142M · 547 · 93rd

  • NET $142M
  • BOOK 547
  • VS-ST 93rd
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Cmg Hourly Pension Plan
  • EBSA ind #16804

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 Minnesota →

Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center Employees' Pension PlanSt. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital…$143MBac Local Union 15 Pension FundBac Local Union 15 Pension F…$142MCmg Hourly Pension Plan$142MVista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement PlanVista Outdoor Inc. Pension a…$142MNew England Agency Employees' Retirement PlanNew England Agency Employees…$142M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$139M
Net Assets (End of Year)$142M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN471016855
Plan Effective Date2015-02-09
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vista Outdoor Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vista Outdoor Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$667M 7.70247143991722% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$650M$700M$750M 202220232024 $619M $667M ▲ +7.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,199 $619M
2023 2 6,295 $710M
2024 2 5,795 $667M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.142258045 · Participants: 547Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.281991028 · Participants: 106383M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.032936702 · Participants: 69155Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.150985971 · Participants: 24884The Travelers Pension PlanGeneral Mills Pension Plan I, Total assets ($B): 3.991064596 · Participants: 383General Mills Pension Plan IU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.969502742 · Participants: 56287U.S. Bank Pension Plan
Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cmg Hourly Pension Plan in AL ($142M); by covered participants it is Hunterdon Medical Center Employees' Pension Plan in NJ (547 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($142M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (547 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 Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 2.4% during 2023, from $139M to $142M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Vista Outdoor Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Vista Outdoor Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 7.7%, from $619M to $667M.
Where does Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cmg Hourly Pension Plan in AL ($142M, 1,146 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vista Outdoor Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hunterdon Medical Center Employees' Pension Plan in NJ (547 participants, $191M 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 471016855.

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.