Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$65M
Total assets Below avg plan size
6
Participants Small participant base
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$10.8M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund · Sponsored by Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund · California · Retail Trade

$65M in assets, 6 participants

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund's Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund reported $65M in total assets and 6 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #7,451 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Where Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund sits by assets

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $65M for 6 participants (~$10.8M/participant), down 1.1% in 2024.

#7,451
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-1.1%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $722K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$64,805,201 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund is a micro filing (6 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund reported net income fell from $59M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$722K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund reported participants rose from 5 in the plan year 2023 filing to 6 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund end-of-year assets fell from $65M in the plan year 2023 filing to $65M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 946313558 · Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund · $65M · 6 · 87th

  • RANK $65M
  • RANK 6
  • RANK 87th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Int'l Assoc. of S.M.a.R.T. Workers Local Union 268 Pension Trust & Plan Agreement
  • RANK ind #7451

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Corning Hospital Pension Plan$65MRetail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension FundRetail Clerks Specialty Stor…$65MInt'l Assoc. of S.M.a.R.T. Workers Local Union 268 Pension Trust & Plan AgreementInt'l Assoc. of S.M.a.R.T. W…$65MThe Retirement Plan for Employees of Bath Savings InstitutionThe Retirement Plan for Empl…$65MPension Plan for Employees of North Star Mutual Insurance CompanyPension Plan for Employees o…$65M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$65M
Net Assets (End of Year)$65M
Net Income-$722K
Employer EIN946313558
Plan Effective Date1961-03-03
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$65M 933.6859014644622% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M$80M 202220232024 $6.27M $64.8M ▲ +933.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 9 $6M
2023 1 5 $65M
2024 1 6 $65M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.064805201 · Participants: 6Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension FundKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.452234723 · Participants: 135057Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.60716624 · Participants: 27500Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 11.441381434 · Participants: 18983Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Western States Carpenters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.342334451 · Participants: 48582Western States Carpenters Pension PlanIlwu-Pma Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.798538721 · Participants: 15833Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan
Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Int'l Assoc. of S.M.a.R.T. Workers Local Union 268 Pension Trust & Plan Agreement in IL ($65M); by covered participants it is Frank J. Laine, P.C. Defined Benefit Plan in NY (6 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund assets move in 2024?
Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund edged down modestly - down 1.1% during 2024, from $65M to $65M. Reported net income was -$722K.
How have Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 933.7%, from $6M to $65M.
Where does Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Int'l Assoc. of S.M.a.R.T. Workers Local Union 268 Pension Trust & Plan Agreement in IL ($65M, 361 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retail Clerks Specialty Stores Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Frank J. Laine, P.C. Defined Benefit Plan in NY (6 participants, $4M in assets).