Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Robert Bosch LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,546
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$440,438
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bosch Pension Plan · Sponsored by Robert Bosch LLC · Michigan · Wholesale Trade

$1.6B in assets, 3,546 participants

Robert Bosch LLC's Bosch Pension Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 3,546 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #6,276 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Bosch Pension Plan covers 3,546 participants in Michigan, 5.6x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

#6,276
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+24.8%
assets growth YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bosch Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bosch Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,561,793,931 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Bosch 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. Bosch Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,546 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bosch Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$421M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bosch Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bosch Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,898 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,546 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 362903176 · Robert Bosch LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Bosch Pension Plan · $1.6B · 3,546 · 99th

  • NET $1.6B
  • NET 3,546
  • NET 99th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Main Line Health, Inc. Retirement Income Plan
  • NET ind #6276

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 Michigan →

Bosch Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Cultural Institutions Pension PlanThe Cultural Institutions Pe…$1.6BBosch Pension Plan$1.6BMain Line Health, Inc. Retirement Income PlanMain Line Health, Inc. Retir…$1.6BThomson Reuters Group Pension PlanThomson Reuters Group Pensio…$1.6BVisa Retirement Plan$1.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Bosch Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN362903176
Plan Effective Date1963-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Robert Bosch LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Robert Bosch LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.2B 28.124786109357462% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $4.83B $6.19B ▲ +28.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 17,650 $4.8B
2023 5 17,677 $5.6B
2024 3 18,105 $6.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Bosch Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Bosch Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.561793931 · Participants: 3546Bosch Pension PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.838918802 · Participants: 17959General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.269442236 · Participants: 26442Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.705910161 · Participants: 10215Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.529460215 · Participants: 14051Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 11.155705594 · Participants: 13635Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Bosch Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Bosch Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Main Line Health, Inc. Retirement Income Plan in PA ($1.6B); by covered participants it is Ntess Retirement Income Plan in NM (3,544 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,546 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 Bosch Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Bosch Pension Plan grew sharply - up 24.8% during 2023, from $1.3B to $1.6B. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Robert Bosch LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Robert Bosch LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.1%, from $4.8B to $6.2B.
Where does Bosch Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bosch Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Bosch Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Main Line Health, Inc. Retirement Income Plan in PA ($1.6B, 9,621 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bosch Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ntess Retirement Income Plan in NM (3,544 participants, $6.1B 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 362903176.

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.