Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Anixter Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$178M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,832
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,183
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Anixter Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Anixter Inc. · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$178M in assets, 1,832 participants

Anixter Inc.'s Anixter Inc. Pension Plan reported $178M in total assets and 1,832 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #6,031 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Anixter Inc. Pension Plan covers 1,832 participants in Illinois, 2.4x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $178M.

#6,031
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
-37.4%
assets change YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $106M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Anixter Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Anixter Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$178,039,361 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Anixter Inc. 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. Anixter Inc. Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,832 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Anixter Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $284M in the plan year 2022 filing to $178M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Anixter Inc. Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$86M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$106M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Anixter Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,960 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,832 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362361285 · Anixter Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Anixter Inc. Pension Plan · $178M · 1,832 · 94th

  • VS-ST $178M
  • VS-ST 1,832
  • VS-ST 94th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #6031

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 Illinois →

Anixter Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

California Casualty Management Co. Pension PlanCalifornia Casualty Manageme…$178MDonaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension PlanDonaldson Company, Inc. Sala…$178MBayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Pension PlanBayhealth Medical Center, In…$178MAnixter Inc. Pension Plan$178MF.N.B. Corporation Retirement Income PlanF.N.B. Corporation Retiremen…$178M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Anixter Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$284M
Net Assets (End of Year)$178M
Net Income-$106M
Employer EIN362361285
Plan Effective Date1973-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Anixter Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Anixter Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$100M$200M$300M$400M 202220232024 $284M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,960 $284M
2023 1 1,832 $178M
2024 1 295 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Anixter Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Anixter Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.178039361 · Participants: 1832Anixter Inc. Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Anixter Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Anixter Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Pension Plan in DE ($178M); by covered participants it is Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan in IA (1,835 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,832 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 Anixter Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Anixter Inc. Pension Plan contracted severely - down 37.4% during 2023, from $284M to $178M. Reported net income was -$106M.
Where does Anixter Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Anixter Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Anixter Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Pension Plan in DE ($178M, 621 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Anixter Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan in IA (1,835 participants, $347M 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 362361285.

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.