401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$263M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,747
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$150,320
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Watlow Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$263M in assets, 1,747 participants

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's Watlow Group 401(k) Plan reported $263M in total assets and 1,747 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #19,434 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan covers 1,747 participants in Missouri, 2.4x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $263M.

#19,434
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-19.8%
assets change YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $65M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$262,609,542 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Watlow Group 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,747 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 430574450 · Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan · $263M · 1,747 · 96th

  • 5500 $263M
  • ASSETS 1,747
  • PCT 96th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Kar Auction Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #19434

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 Missouri →

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan$263MKar Auction Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanKar Auction Services, Inc. 4…$263MWatlow Group 401(k) Plan$263MNovozymes North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanNovozymes North America, Inc…$263MToray 401(k) Savings Plan$263M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Watlow Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$328M
Net Assets (End of Year)$263M
Net Income-$65M
Employer EIN430574450
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$391M 1.7874781700866453% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$380M$390M$400M$410M$420M 202220232024 $398M $391M ▼ -1.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,272 $398M
2023 2 2,257 $414M
2024 2 1,741 $391M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Watlow Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.262609542 · Participants: 1747Watlow Group 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.183956862 · Participants: 18917Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.685677709 · Participants: 47923Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.500937056 · Participants: 59568Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.239485944 · Participants: 49060Centene Management Corporation Retirement PlanAnheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.061778 · Participants: 14556Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
Watlow Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Watlow Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kar Auction Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IN ($263M); by covered participants it is Acme Brick Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan in TX (1,747 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($263M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,747 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 Watlow Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Watlow Group 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 19.8% during 2022, from $328M to $263M. Reported net income was -$65M.
How have Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.8%, from $398M to $391M.
Where does Watlow Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Watlow Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Watlow Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kar Auction Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IN ($263M, 6,996 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Watlow Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Acme Brick Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan in TX (1,747 participants, $113M 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 430574450.

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.