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Original filing (PDF)20260115111712NAL0023213170001
BIRLA CARBON USA
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
PENSION PLAN FOR BIRLA CARBON USA
Defined-benefit pension plan
Signals · 1
12% employer stock
Active participants
51
Accounts w/ balance
—
Plan assets (EOY)
$18.5M
Net assets (EOY)
$18.5M
How this plan invests
This plan
179 securities
funds · stocks · CUSIPs
Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.
Plan health score (directional)
90
/ 100
Grade A
Top-tier plan health
Directional indicator computed from public Form 5500 data — compliance, concentration, cost, vendor stack and participation. Not a fiduciary tool.
Compliance & disclosures
100
Concentration risk
88
Total plan cost
80
Vendor stack
75
Participation health
100
Knocking points off
- 12% of plan in employer / sponsor stock.
- 36 bps in Schedule C fees — modestly above peer band of 29 bps.
- Plan is frozen (1I) — no new benefit accrual.
Decision-maker contacts
CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for BIRLA CARBON USA.
Plan sponsor
Name
BIRLA CARBON USA
EIN
13-3230278
Address
1800 WEST OAK COMMONS CT. · MARIETTA, GA · 300622253
Phone
(770) 792-9400
Industry
Manufacturingsee all
Plan administrator
Same as plan sponsor.
Plan characteristics
Plan number
070
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-04-01
Tax period
2025-03-31
Filed
2026-01-15
Pension benefit codes
1A · Pay-related DB formula
1B · Flat-dollar DB formula
1I · Frozen plan — no new benefit accrual
3H · Sponsor in controlled / affiliated group
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
WARREN AVERETT LLC
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
1 rowsAdvisor / Consultant
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT | 20-5319476 | — | INVESTMENT MANAGER | $67K | — |
Investments
176 direct securities· $18.9M(100% of reported assets)
Uncategorized
$18.7M
174 holdings
Corporate Bonds
$136K
1 holding
Common Stocks
$12K
1 holding
| PI | Investment | Type | Shares / units | Cost | Current value | % of plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset2,355,0892,513,7562,906,4236,082,7056,104 | — | — | $3.5M | $1.0M | 5.4% | |
| (d) | — | — | $872K | $943K | 5.1% | |
| Ishares Edge Msci Exchange traded fund | — | — | $622K | $693K | 3.8% | |
| U.S. Treasury $600,000 par value, 4.625%, May 15, 2054 | — | — | $592K | $602K | 3.3% | |
| U.S. Treasury $820,000 par value, 3.125%, Aug 15, 2044 | — | — | $537K | $524K | 2.8% | |
| Government Bonds and Securities U.S. Treasury $731,000 par value, Zero Coupon, Feb 15, 2031 | — | — | $430K | $459K | 2.5% | |
| Oracle Corp 6.150% Nov 09 2029 | — | — | $403K | $404K | 2.2% | |
| U.S. Treasury $580,000 par value, 3.125%, Feb 15, 2042 | — | — | $387K | $382K | 2.1% | |
| U.S. Treasury $740,000 par value, 1.125%, May 15, 2040 | — | — | $364K | $371K | 2.0% | |
| BlackRock Federal fund cash reserve | — | — | $360K | $360K | 1.9% | |
| CVS Health Corp 3.750% Apr 01 2030 | — | — | $343K | $354K | 1.9% | |
| U.S. Treasury $339,000 par value, 2.375%, May 15, 2029 | — | — | $308K | $319K | 1.7% | |
| U.S. Treasury $297,000 par value, 2.875%, May 15, 2032 | — | — | $272K | $275K | 1.5% | |
| JP Morgan Chase & Co Variable Rate, Nov 19, 2026 | — | — | $247K | $268K | 1.5% | |
| U.S. Treasury $250,000 par value, 4.750%, Nov 15, 2053 | — | — | $264K | $256K | 1.4% | |
| Kinder Morgan Inc 5.400% Feb 01 2034 | — | — | $256K | $250K | 1.4% | |
| U.S. Treasury $482,000 par value, 2.250%, Aug 15, 2049 | — | — | $262K | $246K | 1.3% | |
| U.S. Treasury $233,000 par value, 4.500%, Nov 15, 2033 | — | — | $231K | $239K | 1.3% | |
| Verizon Communications 2.100% Mar 22 2028 | — | — | $222K | $236K | 1.3% | |
| U.S. Treasury $250,000 par value, 4.250%, Feb 15, 2054 | — | — | $244K | $236K | 1.3% | |
| RTX Corp 6.400% Mar 15 2054 | — | — | $225K | $219K | 1.2% | |
| Citigroup Inc Variable Rate, Nov 17, 2033 | — | — | $215K | $218K | 1.2% | |
| USD Enbridge Inc 6.700% Nov 15 2053 | — | — | $224K | $216K | 1.2% | |
| Wells Fargo Variable Rate, Jun 2, 2028 | — | — | $201K | $216K | 1.2% | |
| Exchange Traded Funds Ishares Edge Msci Min Exchange traded fund | — | — | $211K | $215K | 1.2% | |
| U.S. Treasury $212,000 par value, 4.000%, Jan 31, 2029 | — | — | $209K | $213K | 1.2% | |
| US Bankcorp Variable Rate, Jan 23, 2035 | — | — | $207K | $210K | 1.1% | |
| Enterprise Products 4.850% Jan 31 2034 | — | — | $209K | $209K | 1.1% | |
| BP Cap Markets America 4.812% Feb 13 2033 | — | — | $209K | $208K | 1.1% | |
| U.S. Treasury $205,000 par value, 4.375%, Nov 30, 2028 | — | — | $207K | $208K | 1.1% | |
| Intercontinentalexchange 5.200% Jun 15 2062 | — | — | $215K | $208K | 1.1% | |
| Ishares Core S&P Mid-Cap Exchange traded fund | — | — | $205K | $203K | 1.1% | |
| PNC Financial Services Variable Rate, Jul 23, 2035 | — | — | $202K | $201K | 1.1% | |
| Con Edison Co of NY Inc 5.700% May 15 2054 | — | — | $204K | $199K | 1.1% | |
| Burlingtn North Santa Fe 5.500% Mar 15 2055 | — | — | $206K | $199K | 1.1% | |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc Variable Rate, July 23, 2035 | — | — | $201K | $199K | 1.1% | |
| Amgen Inc 5.650% Mar 02 2053 | — | — | $208K | $196K | 1.1% | |
| Indiana Michigan Power 5.625% Apr 01 2053 | — | — | $200K | $196K | 1.1% | |
| HCA Inc 6.000% Apr 01 2054 | — | — | $201K | $194K | 1.0% | |
| McDonald's Corp 5.450% Aug 14 2053 | — | — | $196K | $193K | 1.0% | |
| Home Depot Inc 5.300% Jun 25 2054 | — | — | $205K | $193K | 1.0% | |
| Ishares Core S&P Small Exchange traded fund | — | — | $198K | $191K | 1.0% | |
| Cigna Group/The 5.600% Feb 15 2054 | — | — | $196K | $190K | 1.0% | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp 5.200% Feb 15 2055 | — | — | $199K | $189K | 1.0% | |
| Abbvie Inc 4.250% Nov 21 2049 | — | — | $190K | $186K | 1.0% | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric 6.750% Jan 15 2053 | — | — | $186K | $183K | 1.0% | |
| Anheuser-Busch 4.900% Feb 01 2046 | — | — | $199K | $181K | 1.0% | |
| Morgan Stanley 4.375% Jan 22 2047 | — | — | $191K | $172K | 0.9% | |
| U.S. Treasury $330,000 par value, 1.375%, Nov 15, 2040 | — | — | $167K | $170K | 0.9% | |
| U.S. Treasury $269,000 par value, 2.250%, Feb 15, 2052 | — | — | $183K | $170K | 0.9% | |
| American Water Capital 4.200% Sep 01 2048 | — | — | $166K | $162K | 0.9% | |
| Microsoft Corp Common stock | — | — | $182K | $157K | 0.8% | |
| Altria Group Inc 5.800% Feb 14 2039 | — | — | $156K | $151K | 0.8% | |
| JP Morgan Chase & Co Variable Rate, Jul 22, 2035 | — | — | $153K | $151K | 0.8% | |
| Regeneron Pharmaceutical 2.800% Sep 15 2050 | — | — | $157K | $148K | 0.8% | |
| Unitedhealth Group Inc 3.875% Aug 15 2059 | — | — | $152K | $143K | 0.8% | |
| Northrop Grumman Corp 5.200% Jun 01 2054 | — | — | $151K | $140K | 0.8% | |
| U.S. Treasury $140,000 par value, 2.250% Feb 15, 2027 | — | — | $131K | $136K | 0.7% | |
| and Securities AT&T Inc 3.550% Sep 15 2055 | Corporate Bonds | — | $140K | $136K | 0.7% | |
| U.S. Treasury $312,000 par value, 1.625%, Nov 15, 2050 | — | — | $144K | $134K | 0.7% | |
| U.S. Treasury $500,000 par value, Zero Coupon, May 15, 2054 | — | — | $151K | $132K | 0.7% | |
| Pfizer Investment Enter 5.110% May 19 2043 | — | — | $133K | $129K | 0.7% | |
| Verizon Communications 5.500% Feb 23 2054 | — | — | $127K | $122K | 0.7% | |
| Microsoft Corp 2.675% Jun 01 2060 | — | — | $127K | $119K | 0.6% | |
| Comcast Corp 2.937% Nov 01 2056 | — | — | $125K | $118K | 0.6% | |
| U.S. Treasury $200,000 par value, 1.875%, Feb 15, 2051 | — | — | $115K | $116K | 0.6% | |
| Union Pacific Corp 4.950% May 15 2053 | — | — | $122K | $115K | 0.6% | |
| USD Rogers Communic 4.550% Mar 15 2052 | — | — | $97K | $100K | 0.5% | |
| Apple Inc Common stock | — | — | $94K | $94K | 0.5% | |
| Amazon Com Inc Com Common stock | — | — | $85K | $85K | 0.5% | |
| Broadcom Inc Common stock | — | — | $62K | $61K | 0.3% | |
| Visa Inc Cl A Shrs Common stock | — | — | $44K | $55K | 0.3% | |
| Eli Lilly & Co Common stock | — | — | $52K | $50K | 0.3% | |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc Common stock | — | — | $40K | $48K | 0.3% | |
| Shell Plc Common stock | — | — | $47K | $44K | 0.2% | |
| Wells Fargo & Co Common stock | — | — | $35K | $43K | 0.2% | |
| AstraZeneca Plc Spnd Adr Common stock | — | — | $46K | $43K | 0.2% | |
| Sanofi Adr Common stock | — | — | $39K | $35K | 0.2% | |
| Citigroup Inc Com New Common stock | — | — | $30K | $34K | 0.2% | |
| Cardinal Health Inc Ohio Common stock | — | — | $25K | $33K | 0.2% | |
| 1st Ctzns Bncshs Inc A Common stock | — | — | $30K | $32K | 0.2% | |
| CVS Health Corp Common stock | — | — | $27K | $31K | 0.2% | |
| Williams Companies Del Common stock | — | — | $35K | $30K | 0.2% | |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Common stock | — | — | $21K | $29K | 0.2% | |
| Lear Corp Shs Common stock | — | — | $29K | $29K | 0.2% | |
| Accenture Plcshs Common stock | — | — | $29K | $29K | 0.2% | |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc Common stock | — | — | $30K | $29K | 0.2% | |
| Unitedhealth Group Inc Common stock | — | — | $31K | $28K | 0.2% | |
| British Amn Tobacco Spadr Common stock | — | — | $28K | $28K | 0.2% | |
| Abbvie Inc Shs Common stock | — | — | $28K | $28K | 0.1% | |
| Walmart Inc Common stock | — | — | $29K | $27K | 0.1% | |
| GE Aerospace Common stock | — | — | $23K | $26K | 0.1% | |
| BP PLC Common stock | — | — | $27K | $26K | 0.1% | |
| Baxter Interntl Inc Common stock | — | — | $25K | $25K | 0.1% | |
| Medtronic Plc Shs Common stock | — | — | $21K | $24K | 0.1% | |
| Sherwin Williams Common stock | — | — | $17K | $23K | 0.1% | |
| Otis Worldwide Corp Reg Common stock | — | — | $25K | $23K | 0.1% | |
| Citizens Pinl Group Inc Common stock | — | — | $27K | $23K | 0.1% | |
| Cadence Design Sys Inc Common stock | — | — | $26K | $22K | 0.1% | |
| Novo Nordisk A S Adr Common stock | — | — | $42K | $22K | 0.1% | |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co Common stock | — | — | $18K | $22K | 0.1% | |
| Koninkl Phil Nv Sf New Common stock | — | — | $34K | $22K | 0.1% | |
| Parker Hannifin Corp Common stock | — | — | $23K | $22K | 0.1% | |
| Allegion Plc Shs Common stock | — | — | $26K | $22K | 0.1% | |
| SPDR Bloomberg Exchange traded fund | — | — | $26K | $21K | 0.1% | |
| Transdigm Group Inc Common stock | — | — | $20K | $21K | 0.1% | |
| Zurich Insurance Group Common stock | — | — | $16K | $21K | 0.1% | |
| Cisco Systems Inc Common stock | — | — | $20K | $20K | 0.1% | |
| Holdings Inc Reg Common stock | — | — | $19K | $19K | 0.1% | |
| Hubbell Inc Shs Common stock | — | — | $24K | $19K | 0.1% | |
| Applied Material Inc Common stock | — | — | $28K | $19K | 0.1% | |
| The Heinz Co Shs Common stock | — | — | $21K | $19K | 0.1% | |
| Sony Group Corp Common stock | — | — | $20K | $19K | 0.1% | |
| Schwab Charles Corp New Common stock | — | — | $16K | $18K | <0.1% | |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc Common stock | — | — | $18K | $17K | <0.1% | |
| Baker Hughes Co Common stock | — | — | $18K | $17K | <0.1% | |
| Cognizant Tech Solutns A Common stock | — | — | $16K | $17K | <0.1% | |
| Union Pacific Corp Common stock | — | — | $25K | $17K | <0.1% | |
| Intuit Inc Common stock | — | — | $25K | $17K | <0.1% | |
| Bae Sys Plc Spn Adr Common stock | — | — | $17K | $16K | <0.1% | |
| Dollar General Corp Common stock | — | — | $20K | $16K | <0.1% | |
| Moody's Corp Common stock | — | — | $16K | $16K | <0.1% | |
| M&T Bank Corporation Common stock | — | — | $15K | $16K | <0.1% | |
| Labcorp Holdings Inc Reg Common stock | — | — | $15K | $15K | <0.1% | |
| Fidelity Natl Info Svcs Common stock | — | — | $19K | $15K | <0.1% | |
| Tesla Inc Common stock | — | — | $17K | $15K | <0.1% | |
| Hp Inc Common stock | — | — | $22K | $14K | <0.1% | |
| RTX Corp Common stock | — | — | $16K | $14K | <0.1% | |
| Kkr & Co Inc Common stock | — | — | $17K | $14K | <0.1% | |
| Johnson Controls Inter Common stock | — | — | $12K | $13K | <0.1% | |
| Asml Hldg Nvny Reg Shs Common stock | — | — | $29K | $13K | <0.1% | |
| Willis Towers Watson Plc Common stock | — | — | $10K | $13K | <0.1% | |
| Fid National Finl Inc Common stock | — | — | $11K | $13K | <0.1% | |
| General Motors Co Common stock | — | — | $19K | $13K | <0.1% | |
| Republic Services Inc Common stock | — | — | $19K | $13K | <0.1% | |
| Crown Castle Inc Exchange traded fund | — | — | $13K | $13K | <0.1% | |
| Danaher Corp Del Common stock | — | — | $16K | $13K | <0.1% | |
| Mastercard Inc Common stock | — | — | $20K | $12K | <0.1% | |
| Ferrari Nv Common stock | Common Stocks | — | $12K | $12K | <0.1% | |
| Hasbro Inc Common stock | — | — | $12K | $12K | <0.1% | |
| Boston Scientific Corp Common stock | — | — | $10K | $12K | <0.1% | |
| Assurant Inc Common stock | — | — | $10K | $12K | <0.1% | |
| Coca Cola Com Common stock | — | — | $11K | $12K | <0.1% | |
| Costar Group Inc Common stock | — | — | $12K | $11K | <0.1% | |
| S&P Global Inc Common stock | — | — | $11K | $11K | <0.1% | |
| Cnh Industrial Nv Common stock | — | — | $10K | $11K | <0.1% | |
| Cigna Group/The Common stock | — | — | $11K | $11K | <0.1% | |
| Copart Inc Common stock | — | — | $12K | $10K | <0.1% | |
| Fortive Corp Common stock | — | — | $11K | $10K | <0.1% | |
| Leidos Holdings Inc Shs Common stock | — | — | $13K | $10K | <0.1% | |
| Honeywell Intl Inc Del Common stock | — | — | $11K | $10K | <0.1% | |
| Gallagher Arthur J & Co Common stock | — | — | $7K | $9K | <0.1% | |
| Home Depot Inc Common stock | — | — | $10K | $9K | <0.1% | |
| Hilton Worldwide Common stock | — | — | $10K | $9K | <0.1% | |
| Trane Technologies Plc Common stock | — | — | $10K | $9K | <0.1% | |
| Relx Plc Common stock | — | — | $8K | $8K | <0.1% | |
| Applovin Corpcow Common stock | — | — | $11K | $8K | <0.1% | |
| ISA Bank of China Money market fund | — | — | $8K | $8K | <0.1% | |
| Humana Inc Common stock | — | — | $11K | $8K | <0.1% | |
| Wabtec Common stock | — | — | $8K | $8K | <0.1% | |
| Smc Corp Japan Common stock | — | — | $7K | $7K | <0.1% | |
| Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Common stock | — | — | $8K | $7K | <0.1% | |
| Carlyle (The) Group Inc Common stock | — | — | $8K | $7K | <0.1% | |
| Mid America Apt Communities Exchange traded fund | — | — | $5K | $6K | <0.1% | |
| Old Dominion Fght Lines Common stock | — | — | $8K | $6K | <0.1% | |
| Vertiv Hldg Co Common stock | — | — | $8K | $6K | <0.1% | |
| Norfolk Southern Corp Common stock | — | — | $6K | $5K | <0.1% | |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc Common stock | — | — | $6K | $5K | <0.1% | |
| Becton Dickinson Co Common stock | — | — | $5K | $5K | <0.1% | |
| Lvmh Moet Hennessy Adr Common stock | — | — | $7K | $5K | <0.1% | |
| Hewlett Packard Common stock | — | — | $6K | $5K | <0.1% | |
| Align Tech Inc Del Com Common stock | — | — | $10K | $5K | <0.1% | |
| Wesco International Inc Common stock | — | — | $6K | $5K | <0.1% | |
| Colgate Palmolive Common stock | — | — | $6K | $4K | <0.1% | |
| Fortrea Holdings Inc Reg Common stock | — | — | — | $3K | <0.1% | |
| Cash Equivalents * BlackRock Federal fund | — | — | $2K | $2K | <0.1% |
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