Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Arcet Equipment Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
174
Participants Small participant base
28th
Percentile by assets National rank
$9,757
Avg per participant Low balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Arc3 Gases Pension Plan · Sponsored by Arcet Equipment Company · Virginia · Wholesale Trade

$2M in assets, 174 participants

Arcet Equipment Company's Arc3 Gases Pension Plan reported $2M in total assets and 174 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 28th 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.

  • #1,024 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan covers 174 participants in Virginia, about 22% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $2M.

#1,024
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
-90.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $16M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$1,697,640 28th percentile higher than 28% of 123,620 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 2024

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Arc3 Gases Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (174 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Arc3 Gases Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Arc3 Gases Pension Plan reported participants rose from 115 in the plan year 2023 filing to 174 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Arc3 Gases Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$13M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$16M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 540647817 · Arcet Equipment Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan · $2M · 174 · 28th

  • ASSETS $2M
  • PCT 174
  • EIN 28th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Minneapolis Clinic Employees' Pension Plan
  • IND ind #1024

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan$2MMinneapolis Clinic Employees' Pension PlanMinneapolis Clinic Employees…$2MPhilip E Werthman Md a Medical Corporation Defined Benefit Pension PlanPhilip E Werthman Md a Medic…$2MHibernian Development Pension PlanHibernian Development Pensio…$2MVictor Valley Primary Care Inc. DB PlanVictor Valley Primary Care I…$2M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Arc3 Gases Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$16M
Employer EIN540647817
Plan Effective Date1961-04-07
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Arcet Equipment Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Arcet Equipment Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 91.08614703005725% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 202220232024 $19M $1.7M ▼ -91.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 120 $19M
2023 1 115 $17M
2024 1 174 $2M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Virginia

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

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Arc3 Gases Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00169764 · Participants: 174Arc3 Gases Pension PlanNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.781759216 · Participants: 12678Northrop Grumman Pension PlanRetirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.481735153 · Participants: 56633Retirement Security PlanSheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.902237059 · Participants: 63530Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension FundNg Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension Pla, Total assets ($B): 8.398702873 · Participants: 6737Ng Space&mission Systems Corp Salaried Pension PlaDominion Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.332769083 · Participants: 11758Dominion Energy Pension Plan
Arc3 Gases Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Arc3 Gases Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Arc3 Gases Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Minneapolis Clinic Employees' Pension Plan in MN ($2M); by covered participants it is Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan in CO (174 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (174 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Arc3 Gases Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Arc3 Gases Pension Plan contracted severely - down 90.2% during 2024, from $17M to $2M. Reported net income was -$16M.
How have Arcet Equipment Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Arcet Equipment Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 91.1%, from $19M to $2M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Arc3 Gases Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Minneapolis Clinic Employees' Pension Plan in MN ($2M, 105 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Arc3 Gases Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Core Electric Cooperative Variable Annuity Defined Benefit Plan in CO (174 participants, $12M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 540647817.

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.