Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Water Works Co., Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$703M
Total assets: 1,633
Participants: 98th
Percentile by assets: $430,416
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries · Sponsored by American Water Works Co., Inc. · New Jersey · Utilities

$703M in assets, 1,633 participants

American Water Works Co., Inc.'s Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported $703M in total assets and 1,633 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#614 in Utilities (721 peers)

Where Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries sits by assets

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $703M for 1,633 participants (~$430,416/participant), down 50.5% in 2023.

$703M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 1,633
covered participants: 98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $430,416
avg assets per participant

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported net income rose from -$105M in the plan year 2022 filing to $51M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries end-of-year assets fell from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $703M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported participants fell from 1,707 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,633 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

New Jersey

Industry

Utilities

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries outranks 98% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 7.1x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$703M
Net Income	$51M
Employer EIN	510063696
Plan Effective Date	1952-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Water Works Co., Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all American Water Works Co., Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	8,248	$2.5B
2023	3	8,107	$2.7B
2024	3	8,038	$2.8B

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

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson $21.2B · 37,749
JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan $16.3B · 90,644
Nokia Retirement Income Plan $13.9B · 7,492
The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan $12.2B · 16,230
Verizon Pension Plan for Associates $10.9B · 23,778

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries by total assets, not by location.

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Retirement Plan (CA) $704M · 907
Hotel Union and Hotel Industry of Hawaii Pension Plan (HI) $705M · 7,370
Pension Plan of Independence Blue Cross (PA) $705M · 1,292
Abb Inc. Merged Pension Plan (NC) $698M · 626

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries assets move in 2023? ▼

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries contracted severely - down 50.5% during 2023, from $1.4B to $703M. Reported net income was $51M.

How have American Water Works Co., Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Water Works Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $2.5B to $2.8B.

Where does Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Retirement Plan in CA ($704M, 907 participants).

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By total assets, Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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American Water Works Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 13.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans

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 510063696.