Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$448M
Total assets
675
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$663,719
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers · Sponsored by The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company · Ohio · Mining & Oil Extraction

$448M in assets, 675 participants

The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company's Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers reported $448M in total assets and 675 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
  • #726 in Mining & Oil Extraction (768 peers)

Where Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers sits by assets

Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $448M for 675 participants (~$663,719/participant), up 4.8% in 2024.

$448M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
675
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$663,719
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers reported net income rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers reported participants fell from 726 in the plan year 2023 filing to 675 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers end-of-year assets rose from $427M in the plan year 2023 filing to $448M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers outranks 97% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 4.5x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$427M
Net Assets (End of Year)$448M
Net Income$21M
Employer EIN340677332
Plan Effective Date1950-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company)

$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $512M $581M ▲ +13.5%
Total plan assets by year, all The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,496 $512M
2023 2 1,494 $547M
2024 2 1,457 $581M

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Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers assets move in 2024?
Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers edged up modestly - up 4.8% during 2024, from $427M to $448M. Reported net income was $21M.
How have The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.5%, from $512M to $581M.
Where does Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers ranks in the 97th 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 Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Its Associated Employers?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Electrical Workers Local No. 292 Pension Plan in MN ($447M, 2,387 participants).

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