Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Mackay Communications, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
154
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$214,593
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Mackay Communications, Inc. · North Carolina · Wholesale Trade

$33M in assets, 154 participants

Mackay Communications, Inc.'s Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported $33M in total assets and 154 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #4,726 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust covers 154 participants in North Carolina, about 19% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $33M.

#4,726
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+14.9%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,047,266 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust 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. Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (154 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 134 in the plan year 2023 filing to 154 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $29M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 561550100 · Mackay Communications, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · $33M · 154 · 79th

  • PHOTO $33M
  • PHOTO 154
  • PHOTO 79th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Mica Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #4726

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN561550100
Plan Effective Date1987-03-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mackay Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mackay Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$49M 31.070466457643786% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $37.5M $49.1M ▲ +31.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 288 $37M
2023 2 298 $42M
2024 2 320 $49M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.033047266 · Participants: 154Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and TrustHoneywell 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
Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Mica Retirement Plan in AZ ($33M); by covered participants it is Delong's, Inc. Pension Plan in MO (154 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (154 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 Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust grew at a solid clip - up 14.9% during 2024, from $29M to $33M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Mackay Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mackay Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.1%, from $37M to $49M.
Where does Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust ranks in the 79th 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 Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mica Retirement Plan in AZ ($33M, 69 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mackay Communications, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Delong's, Inc. Pension Plan in MO (154 participants, $27M 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 561550100.

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.