Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Velcro USA Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$53M
Total assets Below avg plan size
166
Participants Small participant base
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$319,108
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#13,916
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-6.2%
assets change YoY
0.5×
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.

Velcro Pension Plan's outsized position 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 $2,050,000,000 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

Velcro Pension 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. Velcro Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (166 participants).

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 →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 132597668 · Velcro USA Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Velcro Pension Plan · $53M · 166 · 85th

  • TYPE $53M
  • TYPE 166
  • TYPE 85th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Administrative Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #13916

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 New Hampshire →

Velcro Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Velcro 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)$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.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Velcro USA Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$161M 10.779719721933747% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$145M$150M$155M$160M$165M 202220232024 $146M $161M ▲ +10.8%
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 Employees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Total assets ($M): 609.093653 · Participants: 1373Pension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-HitchcockRetirement Plan for Employees of Concord Hospital, Total assets ($M): 413.104597 · Participants: 3416Retirement Plan for Employees of Concord HospitalElliot Health System Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 266.934444 · Participants: 475Elliot Health System Pension PlanCatholic Medical Center Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 242.985045 · Participants: 352Catholic Medical Center Pension PlanOsram Sylvania Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 210.333889 · Participants: 238Osram Sylvania Pension Plan
Velcro Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants
Compare Velcro Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New Hampshire, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Administrative Retirement Plan in KY ($53M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for Union Employees of Fox Television Stations, LLC in NY (166 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (166 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 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Velcro Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for Union Employees of Fox Television Stations, LLC in NY (166 participants, $42M 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 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.