Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bose Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$866M
Total assets
1,287
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$673,143
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation · Sponsored by Bose Corporation · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$866M in assets, 1,287 participants

Bose Corporation's Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation reported $866M in total assets and 1,287 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #17,252 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation sits by assets

Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $866M for 1,287 participants (~$673,143/participant), down 2.7% in 2024.

$866M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,287
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$673,143
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $24M 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

  • Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation reported net income fell from $15M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation reported participants fell from 1,567 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,287 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation end-of-year assets fell from $891M in the plan year 2023 filing to $866M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation outranks 98% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 8.7x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$891M
Net Assets (End of Year)$866M
Net Income-$24M
Employer EIN042655386
Plan Effective Date1977-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bose Corporation)

$1.48B$1.5B$1.52B$1.54B$1.56B 202220232024 $1.49B $1.55B â–˛ +4.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Bose Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,196 $1.5B
2023 2 3,525 $1.5B
2024 2 2,987 $1.5B

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Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Employees' Retiremen…Consolidated Cash Ba…New England Teamster…Liberty Mutual Retir…Massachusetts Instit…N. Atlantic States C…
Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation assets move in 2024?
Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation edged down modestly - down 2.7% during 2024, from $891M to $866M. Reported net income was -$24M.
How have Bose Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bose Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.7%, from $1.5B to $1.5B.
Where does Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose Corporation?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Pactiv Evergreen in IL ($866M, 3,875 participants).

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