Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Belden Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$85M
Total assets Below avg plan size
278
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$304,897
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Belden Pension Plan · Sponsored by Belden Inc. · Missouri · Manufacturing

$85M in assets, 278 participants

Belden Inc.'s Belden Pension Plan reported $85M in total assets and 278 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,963 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Belden Pension Plan covers 278 participants in Missouri, about 38% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $85M.

#15,963
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+3.9%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Belden Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Belden Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$84,761,232 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Belden 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. Belden Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (278 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Belden Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$37M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Belden Pension Plan reported participants fell from 308 in the plan year 2022 filing to 278 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Belden Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $82M in the plan year 2022 filing to $85M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 363601505 · Belden Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Belden Pension Plan · $85M · 278 · 90th

  • BOOK $85M
  • VS-ST 278
  • BOY 90th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Pension Plan for Nylon Employees
  • PART ind #15963

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 Missouri →

Belden Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Dorsey & Whitney LLP Cash Balance PlanDorsey & Whitney LLP Cash Ba…$85MPlumbers and Steamfitters Local 60 Pension FundPlumbers and Steamfitters Lo…$85MBelden Pension Plan$85MPension Plan for Nylon EmployeesPension Plan for Nylon Emplo…$85MFulton Financial Affiliates Defined Benefit Pension PlanFulton Financial Affiliates …$85M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Belden Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$82M
Net Assets (End of Year)$85M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN363601505
Plan Effective Date1993-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Belden Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Belden Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$470M 15.031236842477073% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$420M$440M$460M$480M 202220232024 $409M $470M ▲ +15.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,764 $409M
2023 2 2,115 $446M
2024 2 2,238 $470M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Belden Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Belden Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.084761232 · Participants: 278Belden Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.787453474 · Participants: 30358Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.709766277 · Participants: 10156Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.457605028 · Participants: 14993Co-Op Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376279254 · Participants: 2671Emerson Electric Company Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.265514848 · Participants: 11420Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis
Belden Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Belden Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Nylon Employees in TX ($85M); by covered participants it is Alliance Coal, LLC & Aff. Pension Plan for Coal Employees in OK (278 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (278 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 Belden Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Belden Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.9% during 2023, from $82M to $85M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Belden Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Belden Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.0%, from $409M to $470M.
Where does Belden Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Belden Pension Plan ranks in the 90th 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 Belden Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Nylon Employees in TX ($85M, 488 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Belden Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Alliance Coal, LLC & Aff. Pension Plan for Coal Employees in OK (278 participants, $98M 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 363601505.

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.