Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Robert Bosch LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,086
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$516,335
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bosch Pension Plan · Sponsored by Robert Bosch LLC · Michigan · Wholesale Trade

$1.6B in assets, 3,086 participants

Robert Bosch LLC's Bosch Pension Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 3,086 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #6,042 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Bosch Pension Plan covers 3,086 participants in Michigan, 4.8x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

#6,042
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+2.0%
assets growth YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $81M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bosch Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bosch Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,593,410,567 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Bosch Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bosch Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,086 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bosch Pension Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$81M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bosch Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,546 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,086 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bosch Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 362903176 · Robert Bosch LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Bosch Pension Plan · $1.6B · 3,086 · 99th

  • VS-ST $1.6B
  • BOY 3,086
  • SCH 99th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near National Integrated Group Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #6042

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 Michigan →

Bosch Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

National Integrated Group Pension PlanNational Integrated Group Pe…$1.6BSheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern CaliforniaSheet Metal Workers Pension …$1.6BSouthern California IBEW-NECA Pension PlanSouthern California IBEW-NEC…$1.6BBosch Pension Plan$1.6BNECA-IBEW Pension Trust Fund$1.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Bosch Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income-$81M
Employer EIN362903176
Plan Effective Date1963-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Robert Bosch LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Robert Bosch LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.2B 28.124786109357462% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $4.83B $6.19B ▲ +28.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 17,650 $4.8B
2023 5 17,677 $5.6B
2024 3 18,105 $6.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Bosch Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000200002500030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Bosch Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.593410567 · Participants: 3086Bosch Pension PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.453822995 · Participants: 15648General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.842898898 · Participants: 25742Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.116125366 · Participants: 8585Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.930410978 · Participants: 6888Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 10.255300049 · Participants: 12752Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Bosch Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Bosch Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is National Integrated Group Pension Plan in PA ($1.6B); by covered participants it is State Street Retirement Plan in MA (3,076 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,086 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 Bosch Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bosch Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.0% during 2024, from $1.6B to $1.6B. Reported net income was -$81M.
How have Robert Bosch LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Robert Bosch LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.1%, from $4.8B to $6.2B.
Where does Bosch Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bosch Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Bosch Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Integrated Group Pension Plan in PA ($1.6B, 2,214 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bosch Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is State Street Retirement Plan in MA (3,076 participants, $866M 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 362903176.

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.