Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
105
Participants Small participant base
54th
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,630
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$9M in assets, 105 participants

Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC's Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan reported $9M in total assets and 105 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 54th 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.

  • #6,976 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan covers 105 participants in Connecticut, about 15% of the average Connecticut filer (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#6,976
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-13.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,201,105 Top 46% higher than 54% 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

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit 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. Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (105 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan reported participants fell from 148 in the plan year 2023 filing to 105 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan end-of-year assets fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 421589139 · Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan · $9M · 105 · 54th

  • PART $9M
  • TYPE 105
  • NET 54th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near GE Aviation Mechanical Systems-Los Angeles Pension Plan for UAW Local 509 Hourly Employees of the Duarte, Ca Division
  • BOY ind #6976

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 Connecticut →

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN421589139
Plan Effective Date1996-03-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$59M 22.601291181567916% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $48.4M $59.3M ▲ +22.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 488 $48M
2023 2 490 $51M
2024 2 573 $59M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009201105 · Participants: 105Colt Retirement Defined Benefit PlanRtx Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 41.643558189 · Participants: 36180Rtx Consolidated Pension PlanThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.993084827 · Participants: 15906The Citigroup Pension PlanEversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.763055773 · Participants: 3428Eversource Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.242514983 · Participants: 9682Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.395288837 · Participants: 7034The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees
Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is GE Aviation Mechanical Systems-Los Angeles Pension Plan for UAW Local 509 Hourly Employees of the Duarte, Ca Division in OH ($9M); by covered participants it is Floridacentral Credit Union Cash Balance Retirement Pension Plan in FL (105 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (105 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 Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.8% during 2024, from $11M to $9M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.6%, from $48M to $59M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is GE Aviation Mechanical Systems-Los Angeles Pension Plan for UAW Local 509 Hourly Employees of the Duarte, Ca Division in OH ($9M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Colt Retirement Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Floridacentral Credit Union Cash Balance Retirement Pension Plan in FL (105 participants, $19M 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 421589139.

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.