Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
982
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC · Illinois · Manufacturing

$2.1B in assets, 982 participants

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC's Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 982 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #18,487 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan sits by assets

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $2.1B for 982 participants (~$2.1M/participant), up 0.9% in 2023.

#18,487
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+0.9%
assets growth YoY
21×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,080,082,000 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC 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. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (982 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$609M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 710871875 · Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan · $2.1B · 982 · 99th

  • IND $2.1B
  • IND 982
  • IND 99th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #18487

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 Illinois →

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cleveland-Cliffs Steel 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)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.1B
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN710871875
Plan Effective Date1950-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.8B 9.09063287726536% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.2B$4.4B$4.6B$4.8B$5B 202220232024 $4.42B $4.82B ▲ +9.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 16,064 $4.4B
2023 4 17,325 $4.7B
2024 4 17,273 $4.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.080082 · Participants: 982Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC 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
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan in WI ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Affiliates in (982 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.9% during 2023, from $2.1B to $2.1B. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.1%, from $4.4B to $4.8B.
Where does Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan in WI ($2.1B, 7,368 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Affiliates in (982 participants, $489M in assets).