Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$90M
Total assets Below avg plan size
220
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$408,203
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan · Sponsored by Vinson & Elkins LLP · Texas · Professional & Technical Services

$90M in assets, 220 participants

Vinson & Elkins LLP's Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan reported $90M in total assets and 220 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #18,302 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan covers 220 participants in Texas, about 32% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $90M.

#18,302
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-28.4%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $36M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$89,804,661 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Vinson & Elkins LLP 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. Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (220 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$36M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $125M in the plan year 2023 filing to $90M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan reported participants fell from 246 in the plan year 2023 filing to 220 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 741183015 · Vinson & Elkins LLP PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan · $90M · 220 · 90th

  • PCT $90M
  • EIN 220
  • RANK 90th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #18302

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$125M
Net Assets (End of Year)$90M
Net Income-$36M
Employer EIN741183015
Plan Effective Date1961-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vinson & Elkins LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vinson & Elkins LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 12.499653026627% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.95B$1B$1.05B$1.1B$1.15B 202220232024 $1B $1.12B ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 1,931 $996M
2023 5 1,875 $1.1B
2024 5 1,927 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.089804661 · Participants: 220Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in VA ($90M); by covered participants it is Weirton Medical Center Retirement Income Plan in WV (220 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (220 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 Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan declined sharply - down 28.4% during 2024, from $125M to $90M. Reported net income was -$36M.
How have Vinson & Elkins LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Vinson & Elkins LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.5%, from $996M to $1.1B.
Where does Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in VA ($90M, 306 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vinson & Elkins LLP Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Weirton Medical Center Retirement Income Plan in WV (220 participants, $26M 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 741183015.

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.