Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Clarks Americas, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$100M
Total assets Near avg plan size
123
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$813,599
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: C & J Clark Company Pension Plan · Sponsored by Clarks Americas, Inc. · Massachusetts · Retail Trade

$100M in assets, 123 participants

Clarks Americas, Inc.'s C & J Clark Company Pension Plan reported $100M in total assets and 123 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #8,006 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

C & J Clark Company Pension Plan covers 123 participants in Massachusetts, about 19% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $100M.

#8,006
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
-9.3%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

C & J Clark Company Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

C & J Clark Company Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$100,072,635 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

C & J Clark Company 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. C & J Clark Company Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (123 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • C & J Clark Company Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$46M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • C & J Clark Company Pension Plan reported participants fell from 138 in the plan year 2022 filing to 123 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • C & J Clark Company Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $110M in the plan year 2022 filing to $100M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 232051236 · Clarks Americas, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

C & J Clark Company Pension Plan · $100M · 123 · 91st

  • NET $100M
  • NET 123
  • NET 91st
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund
  • NET ind #8006

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

C & J Clark Company Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among C & J Clark Company Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$110M
Net Assets (End of Year)$100M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN232051236
Plan Effective Date1965-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Clarks Americas, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Clarks Americas, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$165M 5.602888310270266% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$165M$170M$175M$180M 202220232024 $175M $165M ▼ -5.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,425 $175M
2023 2 1,468 $171M
2024 2 1,866 $165M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

C & J Clark Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants C & J Clark Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.100072635 · Participants: 123C & J Clark Company Pension PlanConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 10.325856564 · Participants: 58745Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.092299586 · Participants: 21786New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.892259637 · Participants: 37145Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.381626447 · Participants: 11888Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.973349354 · Participants: 17166N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
C & J Clark Company Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare C & J Clark Company Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

C & J Clark Company Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund in MD ($100M); by covered participants it is Central Ohio Hospitalists, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in OH (123 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (123 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 C & J Clark Company Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
C & J Clark Company Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.3% during 2023, from $110M to $100M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Clarks Americas, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Clarks Americas, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 5.6%, from $175M to $165M.
Where does C & J Clark Company Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
C & J Clark Company Pension Plan ranks in the 91st 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 C & J Clark Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund in MD ($100M, 150 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to C & J Clark Company Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Central Ohio Hospitalists, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in OH (123 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 232051236.

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.