Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$71M
Total assets Below avg plan size
48
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan · Sponsored by Alpek Polyester USA, LLC · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$71M in assets, 48 participants

Alpek Polyester USA, LLC's Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan reported $71M in total assets and 48 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #14,587 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan sits by assets

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $71M for 48 participants (~$1.5M/participant), down 5.1% in 2024.

#14,587
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-5.1%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$70,757,663 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Dak Americas LLC Pension 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. Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan is a small filing (48 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan reported participants fell from 57 in the plan year 2023 filing to 48 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $75M in the plan year 2023 filing to $71M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 522343187 · Alpek Polyester USA, LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan · $71M · 48 · 88th

  • SCH $71M
  • SCH 48
  • SCH 88th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension Fund
  • SCH ind #14587

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 →

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Premcor Pension Plan$71MPlumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension FundPlumbers & Pipefitters Local…$71MDak Americas LLC Pension Plan$71MVectren Corporation Combined Non-Bargaining Retirement PlanVectren Corporation Combined…$71MSedgwick Retirement Plan$71M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dak Americas LLC Pension 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)$75M
Net Assets (End of Year)$71M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN522343187
Plan Effective Date2001-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alpek Polyester USA, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Alpek Polyester USA, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$327M 17.172108601886354% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $279M $327M ▲ +17.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,422 $279M
2023 2 1,530 $314M
2024 2 1,416 $327M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.070757663 · Participants: 48Dak Americas LLC Pension PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.577892612 · Participants: 9923Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.698665729 · Participants: 38548Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.678 · Participants: 13576Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.784844379 · Participants: 22655Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke UniversityThe Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.397551709 · Participants: 1745The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan
Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension Fund in FL ($71M); by covered participants it is The Retirement Plan for Employees of the Estate of Thomas O'connor in TX (48 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 Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.1% during 2024, from $75M to $71M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Alpek Polyester USA, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Alpek Polyester USA, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.2%, from $279M to $327M.
Where does Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension Fund in FL ($71M, 200 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dak Americas LLC Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Retirement Plan for Employees of the Estate of Thomas O'connor in TX (48 participants, $64M in assets).