Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bekaert Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$105M
Total assets Near avg plan size
149
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$703,523
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Bekaert Corporation · Georgia · Manufacturing

$105M in assets, 149 participants

Bekaert Corporation's Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan reported $105M in total assets and 149 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #16,346 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan covers 149 participants in Georgia, about 14% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $105M.

#16,346
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-0.8%
assets change YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $882K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$104,824,866 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income 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. Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (149 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan reported net income rose from -$35M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$882K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan reported participants fell from 168 in the plan year 2022 filing to 149 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan end-of-year assets fell from $106M in the plan year 2022 filing to $105M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 621340165 · Bekaert Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan · $105M · 149 · 92nd

  • EOY $105M
  • EOY 149
  • EOY 92nd
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Kansas City Cement Masons Pension Fund
  • EOY ind #16346

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 Georgia →

Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$106M
Net Assets (End of Year)$105M
Net Income-$882K
Employer EIN621340165
Plan Effective Date1961-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bekaert Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bekaert Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$274M 3.4771914473470193% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$260M$270M$280M$290M 202220232024 $265M $274M ▲ +3.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,312 $265M
2023 2 1,334 $287M
2024 2 1,273 $274M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

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

Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.104824866 · Participants: 149Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.596954837 · Participants: 25241The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.285105757 · Participants: 70241UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.733665646 · Participants: 153217UPS Pension PlanCox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.396009274 · Participants: 24023Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.309889555 · Participants: 15601Delta Retirement Plan
Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kansas City Cement Masons Pension Fund in MO ($105M); by covered participants it is Treehouse Pension Plan in IL (149 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (149 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 Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan held essentially flat - down 0.8% during 2023, from $106M to $105M. Reported net income was -$882K.
How have Bekaert Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bekaert Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.5%, from $265M to $274M.
Where does Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kansas City Cement Masons Pension Fund in MO ($105M, 509 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Treehouse Pension Plan in IL (149 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 621340165.

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.