Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Esco Group LLC Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $113M
- Total assets
- 231
- Participants
- 91st
- Percentile by assets
- $489,328
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Esco Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Esco Group LLC · Texas · Manufacturing
$113M in assets, 231 participants
Esco Group LLC's Esco Corporation Pension Plan reported $113M in total assets and 231 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.
- 91st percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #15,476 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Esco Corporation Pension Plan covers 231 participants in Texas, about 34% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $113M.
- $113M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 231
- covered participants
- 91st
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $489,328
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $9M 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
- Esco Corporation Pension Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Esco Corporation Pension Plan reported participants fell from 257 in the plan year 2023 filing to 231 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Esco Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $122M in the plan year 2023 filing to $113M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Texas filers
In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Esco Corporation Pension Plan reports 231 participants - about 34% of that state average ($113M EOY assets).
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $122M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $113M |
| Net Income | -$9M |
| Employer EIN | 830707182 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1973-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Esco Group LLC)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 262 | $120M |
| 2023 | 1 | 257 | $122M |
| 2024 | 1 | 231 | $113M |
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Esco Corporation Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Esco Corporation Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas. Compare plans
- Esco Group LLC's sponsor-wide assets have declined 6.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans