Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Handy & Harman Ltd. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$271M
Total assets
57
Participants
95th
Percentile by assets
$4.8M
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Whx Pension Plan II · Sponsored by Handy & Harman Ltd. · New York · Manufacturing

$271M in assets, 57 participants

Handy & Harman Ltd.'s Whx Pension Plan II reported $271M in total assets and 57 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.

  • 95th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Where Whx Pension Plan II sits by assets

Whx Pension Plan II sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $271M for 57 participants (~$4.8M/participant), up 1.4% in 2024.

$271M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
57
covered participants
95th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$4.8M
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Whx Pension Plan II reported net income fell from $27M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Whx Pension Plan II reported participants fell from 76 in the plan year 2023 filing to 57 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Whx Pension Plan II end-of-year assets rose from $268M in the plan year 2023 filing to $271M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Whx Pension Plan II vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Whx Pension Plan II outranks 95% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 2.7x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$268M
Net Assets (End of Year)$271M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN133768097
Plan Effective Date2016-12-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Handy & Harman Ltd.)

$230M$240M$250M$260M$270M$280M 202220232024 $241M $271M ▲ +12.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Handy & Harman Ltd. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2 $241M
2023 1 76 $268M
2024 1 57 $271M

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Whx Pension Plan II vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Whx Pension Plan II vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Whx Pension Plan IIIBM Personal Pension…1199seiu Health Care…Consolidated Edison …Pfizer Consolidated …GE Energy Pension Plan
Whx Pension Plan II vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Whx Pension Plan II by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Whx Pension Plan II assets move in 2024?
Whx Pension Plan II edged up modestly - up 1.4% during 2024, from $268M to $271M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Handy & Harman Ltd. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Handy & Harman Ltd.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.4%, from $241M to $271M.
Where does Whx Pension Plan II rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Whx Pension Plan II ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 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 Whx Pension Plan II?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Plant Employees of Green Bay Pack in WI ($271M, 1,814 participants).

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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 133768097.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.