Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Superior Essex, Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
131
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$253,723
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc · Sponsored by Superior Essex, Inc · Georgia · Manufacturing

$33M in assets, 131 participants

Superior Essex, Inc's Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reported $33M in total assets and 131 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #12,581 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc covers 131 participants in Georgia, about 12% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $33M.

#12,581
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+2.5%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,237,674 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc 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. Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc sits mid-pack in the medium band (131 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $817K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reported participants fell from 150 in the plan year 2023 filing to 131 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc end-of-year assets rose from $32M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 200282396 · Superior Essex, Inc PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc · $33M · 131 · 79th

  • PART $33M
  • TYPE 131
  • NET 79th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Enstar Natural Gas Company, LLC Retirement Plan for Non-Union Employees
  • BOY ind #12581

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 Georgia →

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc in the asset neighbourhood

Primeway Federal Credit Union Employees' Defined Benefit PlanPrimeway Federal Credit Unio…$33MRetirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, IncRetirement Income Plan for H…$33MEnstar Natural Gas Company, LLC Retirement Plan for Non-Union EmployeesEnstar Natural Gas Company, …$33MNational Association of Broadcasters Retirement Income PlanNational Association of Broa…$33MRetirement Plan for Employees of Topsoe, Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$33M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$32M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income$817K
Employer EIN200282396
Plan Effective Date1967-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Superior Essex, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Superior Essex, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$333M 18.531949623433576% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $281M $333M ▲ +18.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,884 $281M
2023 4 1,902 $313M
2024 4 1,879 $333M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

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

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc, Total assets ($B): 0.033237674 · Participants: 131Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, IncUPS Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.2364871 · Participants: 43465UPS Retirement PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.319238036 · Participants: 25843The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.219463258 · Participants: 69627UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.280234765 · Participants: 157587UPS Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.253434311 · Participants: 15222Delta Retirement Plan
Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Enstar Natural Gas Company, LLC Retirement Plan for Non-Union Employees in AK ($33M); by covered participants it is Univest Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in PA (131 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 Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc assets move in 2024?
Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc edged up modestly - up 2.5% during 2024, from $32M to $33M. Reported net income was $817K.
How have Superior Essex, Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Superior Essex, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $281M to $333M.
Where does Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc ranks in the 79th 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 Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Enstar Natural Gas Company, LLC Retirement Plan for Non-Union Employees in AK ($33M, 31 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Univest Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in PA (131 participants, $57M in assets).