Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $62M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 327
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 86th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $188,776
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Hickory Springs Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co · North Carolina · Manufacturing
$62M in assets, 327 participants
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co's Hickory Springs Retirement Plan reported $62M in total assets and 327 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.
- #14,283 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Coverage in North Carolina
Hickory Springs Retirement Plan covers 327 participants in North Carolina, about 40% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $62M.
- #14,283
- in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
- +1.1%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.6×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Hickory Springs Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Hickory Springs Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$61,729,845 Top 14% higher than 86% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Hickory Springs 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. Hickory Springs Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (327 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Hickory Springs Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$66M in the plan year 2023 filing to $694K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Hickory Springs Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 359 in the plan year 2023 filing to 327 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Hickory Springs Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $61M in the plan year 2023 filing to $62M in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 560494395 · Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Hickory Springs Retirement Plan · $62M · 327 · 86th
- NET $62M
- NET 327
- NET 86th
- NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
- NET near The Woodbridge Group U.S. Salaried Employees' Pension Plan
- NET ind #14283
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 North Carolina →
Hickory Springs Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
North Carolina filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $61M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $62M |
| Net Income | $694K |
| Employer EIN | 560494395 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1970-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $137M 28.162835370495433% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2,720 | $190M |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,524 | $132M |
| 2024 | 2 | 2,254 | $137M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan $16.6B · 9,923
- Truist Financial Corporation Pension Plan $14.7B · 38,548
- Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan $4.7B · 13,576
- Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University $2.8B · 22,655
- The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan $2.4B · 1,745
Hickory Springs Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Woodbridge Group U.S. Salaried Employees' Pension Plan in MI ($62M); by covered participants it is Iubac - Local Union Officers & Employees Pension Plan in DC (327 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($62M here).
- The Woodbridge Group U.S. Salaried Employees' Pension Plan (MI) $62M · 177
- Employees' Retirement Plan of American Kennel Club (NY) $62M · 114
- American Legion Retirement Plan for Employees of the National Headquarters & Subordinate Groups Thereof (IN) $62M · 70
- Century Aluminum Sebree Hourly Pension Plan (IL) $62M · 531
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (327 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Iubac - Local Union Officers & Employees Pension Plan (DC) 327 · 0 off
- Samford University Pension Plan (AL) 327 · 0 off
- Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Ironworkers Local 207 Pension Fund (OH) 327 · 0 off
- Revised Retirement Plan for Eligible Employees of the New York Stock Exchange & Subsidiary Companies (GA) 327 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.