Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

U.S. Silica Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$69M
Total assets Below avg plan size
180
Participants Small participant base
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$383,083
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by U.S. Silica Company · Texas · Mining & Oil Extraction

$69M in assets, 180 participants

U.S. Silica Company's U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan reported $69M in total assets and 180 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #600 in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)

Coverage in Texas

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan covers 180 participants in Texas, about 26% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $69M.

#600
in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)
-0.2%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $169K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$68,954,885 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

U.S. Silica Company Retirement 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. U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (180 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$22M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$169K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 193 in the plan year 2023 filing to 180 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $69M in the plan year 2023 filing to $69M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 230958670 · U.S. Silica Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan · $69M · 180 · 87th

  • BOOK $69M
  • VS-ST 180
  • BOY 87th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel
  • PART ind #600

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 Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of Emerson HospitalRetirement Plan for Employee…$69MMajor League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed PersonnelMajor League Baseball Pensio…$69MU.S. Silica Company Retirement PlanU.S. Silica Company Retireme…$69MSwisher International, Inc. Retirement Income Plan for Wage EmployeesSwisher International, Inc. …$69MPension Fund Local 96-IBEW$69M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$69M
Net Assets (End of Year)$69M
Net Income-$169K
Employer EIN230958670
Plan Effective Date1974-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (U.S. Silica Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All U.S. Silica Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$284M 13.478243833869252% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $250M $284M ▲ +13.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,015 $250M
2023 2 2,179 $262M
2024 2 2,076 $284M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

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

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.068954885 · Participants: 180U.S. Silica Company Retirement PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in MO ($69M); by covered participants it is Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Pension Plan in NY (180 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (180 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 U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan held essentially flat - down 0.2% during 2024, from $69M to $69M. Reported net income was -$169K.
How have U.S. Silica Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), U.S. Silica Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.5%, from $250M to $284M.
Where does U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 87th 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 U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in MO ($69M, 105 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to U.S. Silica Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Pension Plan in NY (180 participants, $44M 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 230958670.

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.