Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General American Investors Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$31M
Total assets Below avg plan size
13
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by General American Investors Company, Inc. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$31M in assets, 13 participants

General American Investors Company, Inc.'s General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan reported $31M in total assets and 13 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #5,606 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $31M for 13 participants (~$2.4M/participant), up 11.1% in 2024.

#5,606
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+11.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$31,181,934 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan is a small filing (13 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to $31M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 135098450 · General American Investors Company, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan · $31M · 13 · 78th

  • VS-ST $31M
  • VS-ST 13
  • VS-ST 78th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Ufcw and Safeway Variable Annuity Pension Fund
  • VS-ST ind #5606

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN135098450
Plan Effective Date1956-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General American Investors Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General American Investors Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52M 5.848244492432811% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $48.8M $51.6M ▲ +5.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 26 $49M
2023 2 26 $59M
2024 2 26 $52M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.031181934 · Participants: 13General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.919858993 · Participants: 48014IBM Personal Pension Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.913316696 · Participants: 1118331199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.588456377 · Participants: 10608Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.970337119 · Participants: 8876Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanGE Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.92290143 · Participants: 5829GE Energy Pension Plan
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ufcw and Safeway Variable Annuity Pension Fund in MD ($31M); by covered participants it is National Federation of Independent Business Retirement Plan in TN (13 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.1% during 2024, from $28M to $31M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have General American Investors Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General American Investors Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.8%, from $49M to $52M.
Where does General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ufcw and Safeway Variable Annuity Pension Fund in MD ($31M, 5,208 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Federation of Independent Business Retirement Plan in TN (13 participants, N/A in assets).