Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Central Steel & Wire Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$18M
Total assets Small plan by assets
299
Participants Below avg headcount
68th
Percentile by assets National rank
$60,994
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Central Steel & Wire Company LLC · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$18M in assets, 299 participants

Central Steel & Wire Company LLC's Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan reported $18M in total assets and 299 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 68th 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.

  • #3,861 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan covers 299 participants in Illinois, about 38% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $18M.

#3,861
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
-18.3%
assets change YoY

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.

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$18,237,216 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan 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. Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (299 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 375 in the plan year 2023 filing to 299 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $18M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 360885660 · Central Steel & Wire Company LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan · $18M · 299 · 68th

  • EIN $18M
  • EIN 299
  • EIN 68th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Yorozu Automotive Tennessee, Inc. Defined Benefit Plan
  • EIN ind #3861

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN360885660
Plan Effective Date1944-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central Steel & Wire Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central Steel & Wire Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 11.718659899266548% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $70.6M $62.3M ▼ -11.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 936 $71M
2023 2 868 $71M
2024 2 700 $62M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.018237216 · Participants: 299Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Yorozu Automotive Tennessee, Inc. Defined Benefit Plan in TN ($18M); by covered participants it is New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Employees' Pension Plan in NY (299 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (299 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 18.3% during 2024, from $22M to $18M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Central Steel & Wire Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Central Steel & Wire Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 11.7%, from $71M to $62M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Yorozu Automotive Tennessee, Inc. Defined Benefit Plan in TN ($18M, 123 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Central Steel & Wire Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Employees' Pension Plan in NY (299 participants, $125M in assets).

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 360885660.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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