401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Apel Steel Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
49
Participants Small participant base
59th
Percentile by assets National rank
$154,828
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan · Sponsored by Apel Steel Corporation · Alabama · Manufacturing

$8M in assets, 49 participants

Apel Steel Corporation's Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan reported $8M in total assets and 49 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 59th 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.

  • #9,277 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Apel Steel Corporation multi-year trail

Apel Steel Corporation's plans moved +26.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan at $8M / 49 participants.

#9,277
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-27.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$7,586,593 Top 41% higher than 59% of 139,123 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 2022

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan is a small filing (49 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 630931480 · Apel Steel Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan · $8M · 49 · 59th

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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 Alabama →

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Apel Steel Corporation multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Apel Steel Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 26.40244441740845% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7M$8M$9M$10M 202220232024 $7.59M $9.59M ▲ +26.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 49 $8M
2023 1 56 $10M
2024 1 60 $10M

Apel Steel Corporation filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN630931480
Plan Effective Date1986-06-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Alabama

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007586593 · Participants: 49Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution PlanRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.473693723 · Participants: 20809Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanEncompass Health Corporation Retirement Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.247463658 · Participants: 26602Encompass Health Corporation Retirement Investment PlanHexagon Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.211223713 · Participants: 4237Hexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanVulcan 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.148537747 · Participants: 8489Vulcan 401(k) PlanMercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.930385246 · Participants: 4593Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
Compare Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Forus 401(k) in FL ($8M); by covered participants it is Ecoplan Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ (49 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (49 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan declined sharply - down 27.7% during 2022, from $10M to $8M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Apel Steel Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Apel Steel Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.4%, from $8M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Forus 401(k) in FL ($8M, 182 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Apel Steel Corporation Discretionary Contribution Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ecoplan Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ (49 participants, $63K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 630931480.

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.