Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
57
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan · Sponsored by Alpek Polyester USA, LLC · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$75M in assets, 57 participants

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC's Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan reported $75M in total assets and 57 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #15,711 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan sits by assets

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $75M for 57 participants (~$1.3M/participant), up 3.8% in 2023.

#15,711
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+3.8%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$74,576,473 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan is a small filing (57 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$37M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan reported participants fell from 82 in the plan year 2022 filing to 57 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $72M in the plan year 2022 filing to $75M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 522343187 · Alpek Polyester USA, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan · $75M · 57 · 89th

  • EBSA $75M
  • EBSA 57
  • EBSA 89th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 3 Ny Rochester Chapter Pension Fund
  • EBSA ind #15711

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 North Carolina →

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$75M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN522343187
Plan Effective Date2001-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alpek Polyester USA, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Alpek Polyester USA, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$327M 17.172108601886354% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $279M $327M ▲ +17.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,422 $279M
2023 2 1,530 $314M
2024 2 1,416 $327M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.074576473 · Participants: 57Dak Americas LLC Pension PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.613752395 · Participants: 11145Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.582387965 · Participants: 45818Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0264 · Participants: 14485Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.3721 · Participants: 371Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.616859519 · Participants: 21020Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University
Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 3 Ny Rochester Chapter Pension Fund in NY ($75M); by covered participants it is Erie and Niagara Insurance Association Cash Balance Retirement Plan in NY (57 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (57 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 Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.8% during 2023, from $72M to $75M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Alpek Polyester USA, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Alpek Polyester USA, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.2%, from $279M to $327M.
Where does Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 3 Ny Rochester Chapter Pension Fund in NY ($75M, 343 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Erie and Niagara Insurance Association Cash Balance Retirement Plan in NY (57 participants, $10M 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 522343187.

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.