Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Velcro USA Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$53M
Total assets
166
Participants
85th
Percentile by assets
$319,108
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Velcro Pension Plan · Sponsored by Velcro USA Inc. · New Hampshire · Manufacturing

$53M in assets, 166 participants

Velcro USA Inc.'s Velcro Pension Plan reported $53M in total assets and 166 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • 85th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #13,916 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Velcro Pension Plan sits by assets

Velcro Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $53M for 166 participants (~$319,108/participant), down 6.2% in 2024.

$53M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
166
covered participants
85th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$319,108
avg assets per participant

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.

Where Velcro Pension Plan sits by total assets

Velcro Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$52,971,995 Top 15% higher than 85% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Velcro Pension Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Velcro Pension Plan reported participants fell from 196 in the plan year 2023 filing to 166 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Velcro Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $56M in the plan year 2023 filing to $53M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State
New Hampshire
Industry
Manufacturing

Velcro Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Velcro Pension Plan outranks 85% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 0.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$56M
Net Assets (End of Year)$53M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN132597668
Plan Effective Date1965-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Velcro USA Inc.)

$140M$145M$150M$155M$160M$165M 202220232024 $146M $161M ▲ +10.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Velcro USA Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 926 $146M
2023 2 905 $154M
2024 2 826 $161M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Hampshire

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

Velcro Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000200030004000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Velcro Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 52.971995 · Participants: 166Velcro Pension PlanPension Plan for Emp…, Total assets ($M): 609.093653 · Participants: 1373Pension Plan for Emp…Retirement Plan for …, Total assets ($M): 413.104597 · Participants: 3416Retirement Plan for …Elliot Health System…, Total assets ($M): 266.934444 · Participants: 475Elliot Health System…Catholic Medical Cen…, Total assets ($M): 242.985045 · Participants: 352Catholic Medical Cen…Osram Sylvania Pensi…, Total assets ($M): 210.333889 · Participants: 238Osram Sylvania Pensi…
Velcro Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants
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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Velcro Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Velcro Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Velcro Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.2% during 2024, from $56M to $53M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Velcro USA Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Velcro USA Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.8%, from $146M to $161M.
Where does Velcro Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Velcro Pension Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Velcro Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Administrative Retirement Plan in KY ($53M, 122 participants).

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Ways to act on Velcro Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Velcro Pension Plan ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire. Compare plans
  • Velcro USA Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 10.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 132597668.

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.