Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$51M
Total assets Below avg plan size
81
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$626,075
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Vesuvius USA Corporation · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$51M in assets, 81 participants

Vesuvius USA Corporation's Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan reported $51M in total assets and 81 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #13,808 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan sits by assets

Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $51M for 81 participants (~$626,075/participant), down 8.6% in 2024.

#13,808
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-8.6%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$50,712,099 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan is a small filing (81 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $255K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan reported participants fell from 89 in the plan year 2023 filing to 81 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $55M in the plan year 2023 filing to $51M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 370893657 · Vesuvius USA Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan · $51M · 81 · 84th

  • TYPE $51M
  • TYPE 81
  • TYPE 84th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Master Lock Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #13808

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 North Carolina →

Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$55M
Net Assets (End of Year)$51M
Net Income$255K
Employer EIN370893657
Plan Effective Date1982-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vesuvius USA Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vesuvius USA Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$284M 14.888839444669918% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $247M $284M ▲ +14.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 926 $247M
2023 3 867 $277M
2024 3 885 $284M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.050712099 · Participants: 81Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.577892612 · Participants: 9923Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.698665729 · Participants: 38548Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.678 · Participants: 13576Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.784844379 · Participants: 22655Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke UniversityThe Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.397551709 · Participants: 1745The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan
Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Master Lock Pension Plan in WI ($51M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company in PA (81 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($51M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (81 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 Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.6% during 2024, from $55M to $51M. Reported net income was $255K.
How have Vesuvius USA Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Vesuvius USA Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.9%, from $247M to $284M.
Where does Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan ranks in the 84th 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 Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Master Lock Pension Plan in WI ($51M, 79 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vesuvius USA Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for Employees of Magnesita Refractories Company in PA (81 participants, $71M 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 370893657.

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.