Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Leon Elster, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
2
Participants Small participant base
34th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Leon Elster, Inc. · California · Real Estate

$3M in assets, 2 participants

Leon Elster, Inc.'s Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $3M in total assets and 2 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 34th 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.

  • #2,554 in Real Estate (4,727 peers)

Real Estate sector rank

Within Real Estate, Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks #2,554 of 4,727 2023 filers by assets (963% of the sector average)-$3M for 2 participants.

#2,554
in Real Estate (4,727 peers)
+6.4%
assets growth YoY

Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Real Estate and all filers

Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,696,704 34th percentile higher than 34% 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

Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan is a micro filing (2 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income fell from $253K in the plan year 2022 filing to $161K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 953273420 · Leon Elster, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $3M · 2 · 34th

  • EIN $3M
  • EIN 2
  • EIN 34th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Intermed Ltd. Defined Benefit Plan and Trust
  • EIN ind #2554

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 Real Estate retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Real Estate filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income$161K
Employer EIN953273420
Plan Effective Date1979-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Leon Elster, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Leon Elster, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 6.350244234095601% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$2.5M$2.55M$2.6M$2.65M$2.7M$2.75M 20222023 $2.54M $2.7M ▲ +6.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2 $3M
2023 1 2 $3M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.002696704 · Participants: 2Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Intermed Ltd. Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in IL ($3M); by covered participants it is Lipsius-Benhaim Law LLP Cash Balance Plan in NY (2 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2 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 Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.4% during 2023, from $3M to $3M. Reported net income was $161K.
How have Leon Elster, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Leon Elster, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 6.4%, from $3M to $3M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Intermed Ltd. Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in IL ($3M, 6 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Leon Elster, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lipsius-Benhaim Law LLP Cash Balance Plan in NY (2 participants, $7K 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 953273420.

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.