Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Aera Energy Services Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$355M
Total assets
790
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$449,719
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan · Sponsored by Aera Energy Services Company · California · Mining & Oil Extraction

$355M in assets, 790 participants

Aera Energy Services Company's Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan reported $355M in total assets and 790 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #727 in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)

Where Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan sits by assets

Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $355M for 790 participants (~$449,719/participant), down 16.2% in 2024.

$355M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
790
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$449,719
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $17M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan sits by total assets

Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$355,277,927 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

  • Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$17M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan end-of-year assets fell from $424M in the plan year 2023 filing to $355M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan reported participants fell from 915 in the plan year 2023 filing to 790 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan outranks 96% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.6x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$424M
Net Assets (End of Year)$348M
Net Income-$17M
Employer EIN770456453
Plan Effective Date1997-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Aera Energy Services Company)

$200M$400M$600M$800M$1,000M 202220232024 $819M $355M ▼ -56.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Aera Energy Services Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,038 $819M
2023 2 1,863 $890M
2024 2 1,630 $355M

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Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Aera Energy Services…Kaiser Permanente Re…Pacific Gas and Elec…Retirement Plan for …Western States Carpe…Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan
Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan assets move in 2024?
Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan declined sharply - down 16.2% during 2024, from $424M to $355M. Reported net income was -$17M.
How have Aera Energy Services Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aera Energy Services Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 56.6%, from $819M to $355M.
Where does Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 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 Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Scripps/Journal Pension Plan in OH ($355M, 397 participants).

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