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Essendant Pension Plan

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Lincolnshire, IL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from Government tapes; SEC filings; What the plans publish; Pending. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 11
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 15, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Total assets: $65.7Mlatest reading; see basis
Assets as of: Aug 31, 2025
Assets basis: REPORTED
Funded ratio: 95%
Participants: 2,001
Commitments: 44with an amount; holdings are counted apart
Managers: 4
Funds: 17
Re-ups: 0
First-time managers: 0
Latest commitment: Aug 31, 2025
Consultants: 0
Private markets target, %: 0latest policy, percent of assets
Private equity target, %: 0latest policy, percent of assets
Latest policy: Aug 31, 2025
People: 0

Holdings (a value, never a commitment)

a Schedule D plan interest or a 990-PF other investment: a value on a date, never an approval; showing 25 of 44

Vehicle	Manager	Bucket	Value	As of	Kind	Source
20+ Year U.S. Treasure Strips Index	AON Trust Company LLC	Fixed income	$21.3M	Aug 31, 2023	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Long Credit Bond Fund	AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I	Private credit	$20.0M	Aug 31, 2023	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Long Credit Bond Fund	AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I	Private credit	$18.3M	Aug 31, 2024	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Long Credit Bond Fund	AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I	Private credit	$14.0M	Aug 31, 2025	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Global Equity Fund	AON Trust Company LLC	Public equity	$10.6M	Aug 31, 2023	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Nisa Ultra Long Treasury Cif	Nisa	Fixed income	$10.1M	Aug 31, 2025	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Enhanced Liability Driven Inves	AON Trust Company LLC	Pooled vehicle	$9.8M	Aug 31, 2025	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Enhanced Liability Driven Inves	AON Trust Company LLC	Pooled vehicle	$9.4M	Aug 31, 2024	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Nisa Ultra Long Treasury Cif	Nisa	Fixed income	$8.7M	Aug 31, 2024	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Enhanced Liability Driven Inves	AON Trust Company LLC	Pooled vehicle	$8.7M	Aug 31, 2023	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Global Equity Fund	AON Trust Company LLC	Public equity	$8.4M	Aug 31, 2024	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Global Equity Fund	AON Trust Company LLC	Public equity	$8.0M	Aug 31, 2025	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Core Real Estate Fund	AON Trust Company LLC	Real estate	$7.5M	Aug 31, 2023	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Large Cap Equity Index Fund	AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I	Public equity	$5.5M	Aug 31, 2023	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Core Real Estate Fund	AON Trust Company LLC	Real estate	$5.3M	Aug 31, 2024	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Large Cap Equity Index Fund	AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I	Public equity	$4.6M	Aug 31, 2025	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Nisa Ultra Mid Treasury Cif	Nisa	Fixed income	$4.5M	Aug 31, 2025	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Core Real Estate Fund	AON Trust Company LLC	Real estate	$4.4M	Aug 31, 2025	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Large Cap Equity Index Fund	AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I	Public equity	$4.4M	Aug 31, 2024	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Non-Us Equity Index Fund	AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I	Public equity	$3.4M	Aug 31, 2023	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
US Intermediate Gov Bond Index Fund	AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I	Fixed income	$3.3M	Aug 31, 2025	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Nisa Ultra Mid Treasury Cif	Nisa	Fixed income	$3.0M	Aug 31, 2024	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Non-Us Equity Index Fund	AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I	Public equity	$2.7M	Aug 31, 2024	Collective trust	Dol form 5500 pension
Opportunistic Credit Portfolio	AON Hewitt	Private credit	$2.6M	Aug 31, 2023	103 12 ie	Dol form 5500 pension
Opportunistic Credit Portfolio	AON Hewitt	Private credit	$2.6M	Aug 31, 2024	103 12 ie	Dol form 5500 pension

Policy targets, latest period

the latest period this plan published, every item quoted from its own report; a target is never an actual; 9 rows folded into 3

Bucket	Target %	Range low	Range high	Actual %	Actual	Period end	Basis
Interest-bearing cash	n/a	n/a	n/a	3	$1.7M	Aug 31, 2025	Derived
Common/collective trusts	n/a	n/a	n/a	94	$62.0M	Aug 31, 2025	Derived
103-12 investment entities	n/a	n/a	n/a	3	$1.9M	Aug 31, 2025	Derived

Consultants

Form 5500 Schedule C, Form ADV and the plan's own reports; a Schedule C relationship is current for 24 months after the plan year end

Consultant	Role	From	To	Current	Evidence	Source
October Three Consulting LLC	actuary	Sep 1, 2022	Aug 31, 2023	no	fact	Dol form 5500 pension
AON Hewitt	Investment adviser	Sep 1, 2022	Aug 31, 2023	no	fact	Dol form 5500 pension
Principal Trust Co.	trustee	Sep 1, 2022	Aug 31, 2023	no	fact	Dol form 5500 pension
Willis Towers Watson US LLC	actuary	Sep 1, 2022	Aug 31, 2023	no	fact	Dol form 5500 pension

Managers

managers this plan names on Schedule C or in its reports; a manager here is a reference node keyed to the private equity, venture and real estate fund graphs, never a new identity

Manager	Mandate	From	To	Current	Evidence
Nisa	n/a	Aug 31, 2025	n/a	yes	fact
AON Hewitt	n/a	Aug 31, 2023	n/a	yes	fact
Fidelity Investments	Investment management	Sep 1, 2022	Aug 31, 2023	no	fact

Relationships

Manages for (3)

← AON HewittInvestment consultant
Aug 31, 2023 to presentfactForm 5500
← NisaManager with allocator capital
Aug 31, 2025 to presentfactForm 5500
← Fidelity InvestmentsManager with allocator capitalInvestment management
Sep 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023factForm 5500

Sponsors (1)

← Essendant Co.Plan sponsorPlan sponsor
Sep 1, 2022 to presentfactForm 5500

Advised by (4)

→ October Three Consulting LLCInvestment consultantactuary
Sep 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023factForm 5500
→ AON HewittInvestment consultantInvestment adviser
Sep 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023factForm 5500
→ Principal Trust Co.Investment consultanttrustee
Sep 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023factForm 5500
→ Willis Towers Watson US LLCInvestment consultantactuary
Sep 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023factForm 5500

Dated events

6 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Aug 31, 2024
Holding in a pooled vehicle ended
Essendant Pension Plan no longer reports AON US Long Government Bond Index F (AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I) (last held $2M at 2023-08-31; absent from the 2024-08-31 filing)
AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, I Form 5500observed 5 days ago
$1.8M
Occurred
Aug 31, 2024
Holding in a pooled vehicle started
Essendant Pension Plan first reports an interest in Nisa Ultra Mid Treasury Cif: $3M at 2024-08-31
Nisa Ultra Mid Treasury Cif Form 5500observed 5 days ago
$3.0M
Occurred
Aug 31, 2024
Holding in a pooled vehicle started
Essendant Pension Plan first reports an interest in Nisa Ultra Long Treasury Cif: $9M at 2024-08-31
Nisa Ultra Long Treasury Cif Form 5500observed 5 days ago
$8.7M
Occurred
Aug 31, 2024
Holding in a pooled vehicle ended
Essendant Pension Plan no longer reports AON Intermediate Credit Bond Fund (AON Trust Company LLC) (last held $1M at 2023-08-31; absent from the 2024-08-31 filing)
AON Trust Company LLC Form 5500observed 5 days ago
$1.3M
Occurred
Dec 31, 2023
Manager relationship ended
Fidelity Investments no longer appears on Essendant Pension Plan's Schedule C as investment manager (plan year 2023 vs 2022)
Fidelity Investments Form 5500observed 5 days ago

Show 6 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Aug 31, 2025
Essendant Pension Plan total assets $73M -> $66M (-10.4%, 2024-08-31 to 2025-08-31)
Occurred
Aug 31, 2025
Essendant Pension Plan no longer reports 20+ Year U.S. Treasure Strips Index (AON Trust Company LLC) (last held $696,105 at 2024-08-31; absent from the 2025-08-31 filing)
Occurred
Sep 1, 2024
Essendant Pension Plan plan assets $87M -> $73M (-15.4%, 2023-09-01 to 2024-09-01)
Occurred
Sep 1, 2024
Essendant Pension Plan funded ratio 101.1% -> 94.8% (2023-09-01 to 2024-09-01)
Occurred
Aug 31, 2024
Essendant Pension Plan total assets $87M -> $73M (-15.4%, 2023-08-31 to 2024-08-31)
Occurred
Sep 1, 2023
Essendant Pension Plan funded ratio 112.9% -> 101.1% (2022-09-01 to 2023-09-01)

Provenance

Graph: Allocators
Canonical id: dfx:al:bb93f24b-24d4-488b-b3bd-9146c47d0033
First observed: Sep 15, 2026
Last observed: Sep 15, 2026 5 days ago
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.