401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$40M
Total assets Below avg plan size
452
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,706
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by J W Aluminum Company · South Carolina · Manufacturing

$40M in assets, 452 participants

J W Aluminum Company's J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan reported $40M in total assets and 452 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #16,391 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan sits by assets

J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $40M for 452 participants (~$87,706/participant), down 14.9% in 2022.

#16,391
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-14.9%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$39,643,242 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (452 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 133429951 · J W Aluminum Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan · $40M · 452 · 86th

  • 5500 $40M
  • ASSETS 452
  • PCT 86th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Meduit, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #16391

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 South Carolina →

J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)$40M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN133429951
Plan Effective Date2003-12-05
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (J W Aluminum Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All J W Aluminum Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$53M 33.57400234824387% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $39.6M $53M ▲ +33.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 452 $40M
2023 1 488 $48M
2024 1 469 $53M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.039643242 · Participants: 452J W Aluminum Company 401(k) PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.615828322 · Participants: 13708Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.219673264 · Participants: 7829The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.214442524 · Participants: 9714Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanThe Milliken Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.154082573 · Participants: 6185The Milliken Retirement PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.085276125 · Participants: 11881Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan
J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Meduit, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in NC ($40M); by covered participants it is Cst Industries, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KS (452 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (452 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 J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.9% during 2022, from $47M to $40M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have J W Aluminum Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), J W Aluminum Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.6%, from $40M to $53M.
Where does J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Meduit, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in NC ($40M, 1,019 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to J W Aluminum Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cst Industries, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KS (452 participants, $48M 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 133429951.

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.