Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Belden Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-07-24
- $78M
- Total assets
- 277
- Participants
- 89th
- Percentile by assets
- $283,011
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Belden Pension Plan · Sponsored by Belden Inc. · Missouri · Manufacturing
$78M in assets, 277 participants
Belden Inc.'s Belden Pension Plan reported $78M in total assets and 277 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.
- 89th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
Coverage in Missouri
Belden Pension Plan covers 277 participants in Missouri, about 37% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~756 per filing). Assets: $78M.
- $78M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 277
- covered participants
- 89th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $283,011
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Belden Pension Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Belden Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $85M in the plan year 2023 filing to $78M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Missouri filers
In Missouri, the average filing covers about 756 participants across 2,155 plans. Belden Pension Plan reports 277 participants - about 37% of that state average ($78M EOY assets).
Missouri filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $85M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $78M |
| Net Income | -$6M |
| Employer EIN | 363601505 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1993-08-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Belden Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,764 | $409M |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,115 | $446M |
| 2024 | 2 | 2,238 | $470M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Belden Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
- Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.5B · 28,958
- Ameren Retirement Plan $4.8B · 9,760
- Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.5B · 15,151
- Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.4B · 11,832
- Bjc Pension Plan $2.7B · 20,653
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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Belden Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Belden Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Belden 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 Missouri. Compare plans
- Belden Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.0% 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 363601505.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.