Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $200M
- Total assets
- 422
- Participants
- 94th
- Percentile by assets
- $473,751
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Ryerson Pension Plan · Sponsored by Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing
$200M in assets, 422 participants
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.'s Ryerson Pension Plan reported $200M in total assets and 422 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- 94th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #16,227 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Where Ryerson Pension Plan sits by assets
Ryerson Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $200M for 422 participants (~$473,751/participant), down 1.8% in 2024.
- $200M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 422
- covered participants
- 94th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $473,751
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Ryerson Pension Plan reported net income fell from $67K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ryerson Pension Plan reported participants fell from 460 in the plan year 2023 filing to 422 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ryerson Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $204M in the plan year 2023 filing to $200M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Ryerson Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution
By assets, Ryerson Pension Plan outranks 94% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 2.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $204M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $200M |
| Net Income | -$4M |
| Employer EIN | 361717960 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1996-04-30 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 3,340 | $622M |
| 2023 | 3 | 3,326 | $655M |
| 2024 | 3 | 3,494 | $687M |
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Ryerson Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Ryerson Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Zurn Pension Plan (WI) $200M · 109
- Sheet Metal Workers' Local No. 33 Cleveland District Pension Plan (OH) $200M · 472
- Carmax, Inc. Pension Plan (VA) $199M · 2,563
- Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund (CA) $201M · 689
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