401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cartesian, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
54
Participants Small participant base
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$259,333
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Cartesian, Inc. · Kansas · Professional & Technical Services

$14M in assets, 54 participants

Cartesian, Inc.'s Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan reported $14M in total assets and 54 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #15,264 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Cartesian, Inc. multi-year trail

Cartesian, Inc.'s plans moved +22.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan at $14M / 54 participants.

#15,264
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-29.3%
assets change YoY

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.

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,003,995 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing 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. Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan is a small filing (54 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 481129619 · Cartesian, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan · $14M · 54 · 71st

  • EBSA $14M
  • EBSA 54
  • EBSA 71st
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Continental Shelf Associates 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #15264

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Caps Visual Communications, LLC 401(k) PlanCaps Visual Communications, …$14MCartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing PlanCartesian 401(k) / Profit Sh…$14MContinental Shelf Associates 401(k) PlanContinental Shelf Associates…$14MSteere Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanSteere Enterprises, Inc. 401…$14ML. Fishman & Son, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanL. Fishman & Son, Inc. 401(k…$14M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Cartesian, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cartesian, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17M 22.92867856636624% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$13M$14M$15M$16M$17M$18M 202220232024 $14M $17.2M ▲ +22.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 54 $14M
2023 1 68 $16M
2024 1 73 $17M

Cartesian, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN481129619
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas

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

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.014003995 · Participants: 54Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing PlanKoch Industries Inc Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.432760938 · Participants: 11970Koch Industries Inc Employees' Savings PlanBlack & Veatch Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 2.293186819 · Participants: 6182Black & Veatch Retirement ProgramPerformance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.891438135 · Participants: 1231Performance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) PlanGarmin International, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.415069651 · Participants: 6273Garmin International, Inc. Retirement PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.065726181 · Participants: 7558Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan
Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Continental Shelf Associates 401(k) Plan in FL ($14M); by covered participants it is Logix Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in MA (54 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (54 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 Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan declined sharply - down 29.3% during 2022, from $20M to $14M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Cartesian, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cartesian, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.9%, from $14M to $17M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Continental Shelf Associates 401(k) Plan in FL ($14M, 106 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Logix Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in MA (54 participants, $4M 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 481129619.

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.