Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Talen Montana LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$195M
Total assets Near avg plan size
125
Participants Small participant base
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.6M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Talen Montana Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Talen Montana LLC · Texas · Utilities

$195M in assets, 125 participants

Talen Montana LLC's Talen Montana Retirement Plan reported $195M in total assets and 125 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #513 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Talen Montana Retirement Plan covers 125 participants in Texas, about 18% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $195M.

#513
in Utilities (721 peers)
-5.0%
assets change YoY
2.0×
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.

Talen Montana Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Talen Montana Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$195,485,622 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Talen Montana 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. Talen Montana Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (125 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Talen Montana Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$13M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Talen Montana Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 138 in the plan year 2022 filing to 125 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Talen Montana Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $206M in the plan year 2022 filing to $195M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 541928759 · Talen Montana LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Talen Montana Retirement Plan · $195M · 125 · 95th

  • SCH $195M
  • SCH 125
  • SCH 95th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Sylvamo Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #513

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Talen Montana Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Talen Montana Retirement Plan$195MSylvamo Pension Plan$195MRetirement Allowance Plan of the University of PennsylvaniaRetirement Allowance Plan of…$195MDonnelley Financial Pension PlanDonnelley Financial Pension …$195MAlaska Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension PlanAlaska Plumbing and Pipefitt…$195M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Talen Montana Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$206M
Net Assets (End of Year)$195M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN541928759
Plan Effective Date1999-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Talen Montana LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Talen Montana LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$208M 17.309794394795556% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M 202220232024 $251M $208M ▼ -17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 393 $251M
2023 3 385 $247M
2024 3 376 $208M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Talen Montana Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Talen Montana Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.195485622 · Participants: 125Talen Montana 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
Talen Montana Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Talen Montana Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sylvamo Pension Plan in TN ($195M); by covered participants it is Perishable Food Industry Pension Fund in NY (125 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($195M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (125 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 Talen Montana Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Talen Montana Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.0% during 2023, from $206M to $195M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Talen Montana LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Talen Montana LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 17.3%, from $251M to $208M.
Where does Talen Montana Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Talen Montana Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Talen Montana Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sylvamo Pension Plan in TN ($195M, 833 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Talen Montana Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Perishable Food Industry Pension Fund in NY (125 participants, $18M 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 541928759.

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.