Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
American Electric Power Service Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $4.1B
- Total assets
- 16,073
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $254,203
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: American Electric Power System Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Electric Power Service Corporation · Ohio · Utilities
$4.1B in assets, 16,073 participants
American Electric Power Service Corporation's American Electric Power System Retirement Plan reported $4.1B in total assets and 16,073 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- #680 in Utilities (707 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
American Electric Power System Retirement Plan covers 16,073 participants in Ohio, 20x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~787 per filing). Assets: $4.1B.
- $4.1B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 16,073
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $254,203
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $377M 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
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$11M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$377M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $4.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $4.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 15,595 in the plan year 2023 filing to 16,073 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 787 participants across 4,840 plans. American Electric Power System Retirement Plan reports 16,073 participants - 20x that state average ($4.1B EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4.5B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4.0B |
| Net Income | -$377M |
| Employer EIN | 134922641 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1940-12-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (American Electric Power Service Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 32,822 | $9.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 32,886 | $9.6B |
| 2024 | 2 | 33,604 | $9.3B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
American Electric Power System Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- GE Aerospace Pension Plan $19.0B · 9,637
- Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan $6.5B · 12,187
- Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan $3.5B · 8,120
- Nationwide Retirement Plan - Final Average Pay $3.5B · 5,058
- Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio $2.7B · 14,573
Scale composition for American Electric Power System Retirement Plan
American Electric Power System Retirement Plan reports $4.1B in end-of-year assets across 16,073 participants (0.035% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.018% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $254,203 per participant (1.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$377M.
This plan identity (EIN 134922641, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.5B to $4.1B (-9.2%) while covered participants moved from 15,837 to 16,073 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,837 | $4.5B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 15,595 | $4.5B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 16,073 | $4.1B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan (401(k), $5.2B, 17,531 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to American Electric Power System Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat and Mission Systems) (VA) $4.1B · 7,035
- Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates (NE) $4.1B · 3,382
- Lucent Technologies Inc. Pension Plan (NJ) $4.0B · N/A
- Marsh & Mclennan Companies Retirement Plan (NY) $4.2B · 7,319
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on American Electric Power System Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, American Electric Power System Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio. Compare plans
- American Electric Power Service Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 1.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans