Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Smiths Group Services Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$236M
Total assets Near avg plan size
535
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$441,838
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Smiths Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Smiths Group Services Corporation · District of Columbia · Manufacturing

$236M in assets, 535 participants

Smiths Group Services Corporation's Smiths Group Pension Plan reported $236M in total assets and 535 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #16,386 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Smiths Group Pension Plan covers 535 participants in District of Columbia, about 37% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $236M.

#16,386
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-8.5%
assets change YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $22M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Smiths Group Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Smiths Group Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$236,383,437 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Smiths Group Pension 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. Smiths Group Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (535 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Smiths Group Pension Plan reported net income fell from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$22M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Smiths Group Pension Plan reported participants fell from 587 in the plan year 2023 filing to 535 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Smiths Group Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $258M in the plan year 2023 filing to $236M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 223015350 · Smiths Group Services Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Smiths Group Pension Plan · $236M · 535 · 95th

  • 5500 $236M
  • 5500 535
  • 5500 95th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Electrician's Retirement Fund
  • 5500 ind #16386

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 District of Columbia →

Smiths Group Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

I.B.E.W. Local 1579 Pension PlanI.B.E.W. Local 1579 Pension …$237MRoseburg Forest Products Co. and Western States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension PlanRoseburg Forest Products Co.…$237MRevlon Employees' Retirement PlanRevlon Employees' Retirement…$237MSmiths Group Pension Plan$236MElectrician's Retirement Fund$236M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Smiths Group Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$258M
Net Assets (End of Year)$236M
Net Income-$22M
Employer EIN223015350
Plan Effective Date1970-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Smiths Group Services Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Smiths Group Services Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.2B 16.414873189045988% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $1.06B $1.24B ▲ +17.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,607 $1.1B
2023 2 5,969 $1.2B
2024 2 5,085 $1.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

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

Smiths Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Smiths Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.236383437 · Participants: 535Smiths Group Pension PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 27.435957137 · Participants: 103525Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 15.01326453 · Participants: 102493Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.795820295 · Participants: 58United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.922502172 · Participants: 3559Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension FundBricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.912910704 · Participants: 27474Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund
Smiths Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Smiths Group Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Electrician's Retirement Fund in NY ($236M); by covered participants it is New Orleans Electrical Pension Fund in TN (535 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (535 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 Smiths Group Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Smiths Group Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.5% during 2024, from $258M to $236M. Reported net income was -$22M.
How have Smiths Group Services Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Smiths Group Services Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.4%, from $1.1B to $1.2B.
Where does Smiths Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Smiths Group Pension Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Smiths Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Electrician's Retirement Fund in NY ($236M, 835 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Smiths Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is New Orleans Electrical Pension Fund in TN (535 participants, $52M 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 223015350.

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.