Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$187M
Total assets Near avg plan size
252
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$743,874
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Wolverine World Wide, Inc. · Michigan · Manufacturing

$187M in assets, 252 participants

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan reported $187M in total assets and 252 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.

  • #16,170 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan covers 252 participants in Michigan, about 40% of the average Michigan filer (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $187M.

#16,170
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-9.8%
assets change YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $24M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$187,456,144 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Wolverine Employees' 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. Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (252 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan reported net income fell from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 321 in the plan year 2023 filing to 252 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $208M in the plan year 2023 filing to $187M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 381185150 · Wolverine World Wide, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan · $187M · 252 · 94th

  • BOY $187M
  • SCH 252
  • EBSA 94th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Perkins Coie Cash Balance Plan
  • NET ind #16170

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hunterdon Medical Center Employees' Pension PlanHunterdon Medical Center Emp…$188MResideo Technologies, Inc. Pension PlanResideo Technologies, Inc. P…$188MPerkins Coie Cash Balance PlanPerkins Coie Cash Balance Pl…$187MWolverine Employees' Pension PlanWolverine Employees' Pension…$187MSheet Metal Workers Local 85 Pension FundSheet Metal Workers Local 85…$187M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$208M
Net Assets (End of Year)$183M
Net Income-$24M
Employer EIN381185150
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wolverine World Wide, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Wolverine World Wide, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$415M 1.2323483204339571% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$410M$420M$430M$440M$450M 202220232024 $410M $415M ▲ +1.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,132 $410M
2023 3 2,238 $438M
2024 3 1,927 $415M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.187456144 · Participants: 252Wolverine Employees' Pension PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.453822995 · Participants: 15648General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.842898898 · Participants: 25742Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.116125366 · Participants: 8585Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.930410978 · Participants: 6888Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 10.255300049 · Participants: 12752Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Perkins Coie Cash Balance Plan in WA ($187M); by covered participants it is Efw Inc. Consolidated Retirement Plan in TX (252 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($187M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (252 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 Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.8% during 2024, from $208M to $187M. Reported net income was -$24M.
How have Wolverine World Wide, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 1.2%, from $410M to $415M.
Where does Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Perkins Coie Cash Balance Plan in WA ($187M, 417 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Efw Inc. Consolidated Retirement Plan in TX (252 participants, $148M 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 381185150.

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.