Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$93M
Total assets Below avg plan size
370
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$251,073
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Watlow Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$93M in assets, 370 participants

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's Watlow Group Pension Plan reported $93M in total assets and 370 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,141 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Watlow Group Pension Plan sits by assets

Watlow Group Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $93M for 370 participants (~$251,073/participant), down 32.1% in 2024.

#15,141
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-32.1%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $44M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Watlow Group Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Watlow Group Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$92,897,105 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Watlow Group 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. Watlow Group Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (370 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Watlow Group Pension Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$44M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Watlow Group Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $137M in the plan year 2023 filing to $93M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Watlow Group Pension Plan reported participants fell from 465 in the plan year 2023 filing to 370 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 430574450 · Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Watlow Group Pension Plan · $93M · 370 · 90th

  • VS-ST $93M
  • VS-ST 370
  • VS-ST 90th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Employees' Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #15141

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 Missouri →

Watlow Group Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Watlow Group 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)$137M
Net Assets (End of Year)$93M
Net Income-$44M
Employer EIN430574450
Plan Effective Date1942-12-24
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$391M 1.7874781700866453% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$380M$390M$400M$410M$420M 202220232024 $398M $391M ▼ -1.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,272 $398M
2023 2 2,257 $414M
2024 2 1,741 $391M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Watlow Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Watlow Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.092897105 · Participants: 370Watlow Group Pension PlanBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.488413536 · Participants: 28958Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.799287759 · Participants: 9760Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.509086755 · Participants: 15151Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.412879552 · Participants: 11832Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.286323754 · Participants: 2467Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Watlow Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Watlow Group Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Employees' Pension Plan in NY ($93M); by covered participants it is Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan in LA (370 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (370 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 Watlow Group Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Watlow Group Pension Plan contracted severely - down 32.1% during 2024, from $137M to $93M. Reported net income was -$44M.
How have Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.8%, from $398M to $391M.
Where does Watlow Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Watlow Group Pension Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Watlow Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Employees' Pension Plan in NY ($93M, 191 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Watlow Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan in LA (370 participants, $414M 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 430574450.

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.