Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Eastern Company Eberhard Division Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
69
Participants Small participant base
59th
Percentile by assets National rank
$164,753
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees · Sponsored by The Eastern Company Eberhard Division · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$11M in assets, 69 participants

The Eastern Company Eberhard Division's The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees reported $11M in total assets and 69 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 59th 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.

  • #8,006 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

The Eastern Company Eberhard Division multi-year trail

The Eastern Company Eberhard Division's plans moved +32.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees at $11M / 69 participants.

#8,006
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-1.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $172K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,367,935 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees is a small filing (69 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees reported net income fell from $854K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$172K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees reported participants fell from 71 in the plan year 2023 filing to 69 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees end-of-year assets fell from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 060330020 · The Eastern Company Eberhard Division PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees · $11M · 69 · 59th

  • ASSETS $11M
  • PCT 69
  • EIN 59th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Appleton Group LLC Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees
  • IND ind #8006

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 →

The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Samuel J. Weinhoff Pension PlanSamuel J. Weinhoff Pension P…$11MRetirement Plan for the Employees of Hias, Inc.Retirement Plan for the Empl…$11MThe Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated EmployeesThe Eastern Company Pension …$11MAppleton Group LLC Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit EmployeesAppleton Group LLC Pension P…$11MDel Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii) Inc. Pineapple Pension PlanDel Monte Fresh Produce (Haw…$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

The Eastern Company Eberhard Division multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Eastern Company Eberhard Division plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$111M 32.04575102152686% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $84.1M $111M ▲ +32.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 306 $84M
2023 4 302 $109M
2024 4 573 $111M

The Eastern Company Eberhard Division filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$172K
Employer EIN060330020
Plan Effective Date1956-04-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.011367935 · Participants: 69The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated EmployeesRtx 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
The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants

The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Appleton Group LLC Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in MO ($11M); by covered participants it is Jack Rubin & Sons, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (69 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees assets move in 2024?
The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees edged down modestly - down 1.5% during 2024, from $12M to $11M. Reported net income was -$172K.
How have The Eastern Company Eberhard Division plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Eastern Company Eberhard Division's sponsor-wide assets grew 32.0%, from $84M to $111M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Appleton Group LLC Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in MO ($11M, 81 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Eastern Company Pension Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jack Rubin & Sons, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (69 participants, $4M in assets).