Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

U.S. Silica Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$69M
Total assets Below avg plan size
193
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$358,153
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by U.S. Silica Company · Texas · Mining & Oil Extraction

$69M in assets, 193 participants

U.S. Silica Company's U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan reported $69M in total assets and 193 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #628 in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)

Coverage in Texas

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan covers 193 participants in Texas, about 28% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $69M.

#628
in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)
-24.0%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $22M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$69,123,532 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

U.S. Silica Company 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. U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (193 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$30M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$22M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $91M in the plan year 2022 filing to $69M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 217 in the plan year 2022 filing to 193 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 230958670 · U.S. Silica Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan · $69M · 193 · 88th

  • PCT $69M
  • EIN 193
  • RANK 88th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Ila Local 1478-2 Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #628

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 Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Stone and Marble Masons of Metropolitan Washington D.C. Pension FundStone and Marble Masons of M…$69MLocal 210's Pension Plan$69MIla Local 1478-2 Pension Plan$69MU.S. Silica Company Retirement PlanU.S. Silica Company Retireme…$69MThe Interpublic Retirement Account PlanThe Interpublic Retirement A…$69M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$91M
Net Assets (End of Year)$69M
Net Income-$22M
Employer EIN230958670
Plan Effective Date1974-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (U.S. Silica Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All U.S. Silica Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$284M 13.478243833869252% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $250M $284M ▲ +13.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,015 $250M
2023 2 2,179 $262M
2024 2 2,076 $284M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.069123532 · Participants: 193U.S. Silica Company Retirement PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 30.018512 · Participants: 107859AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.133347097 · Participants: 12215Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.015 · Participants: 22551Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.803014695 · Participants: 12138Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.493677099 · Participants: 9360Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ila Local 1478-2 Pension Plan in NJ ($69M); by covered participants it is Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association Retirement Income Plan in NY (193 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($69M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (193 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 U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 24.0% during 2023, from $91M to $69M. Reported net income was -$22M.
How have U.S. Silica Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), U.S. Silica Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.5%, from $250M to $284M.
Where does U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 88th 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 U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ila Local 1478-2 Pension Plan in NJ ($69M, 589 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association Retirement Income Plan in NY (193 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 230958670.

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.