401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

General Wire Spring Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
40
Participants Small participant base
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$492,812
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by General Wire Spring Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$20M in assets, 40 participants

General Wire Spring Company's General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan reported $20M in total assets and 40 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #13,996 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $20M for 40 participants (~$492,812/participant), down 23.7% in 2022.

#13,996
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-23.7%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,712,466 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings 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. General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan is a small filing (40 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 251646143 · General Wire Spring Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan · $20M · 40 · 77th

  • SCH $20M
  • SCH 40
  • SCH 77th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near The Lia Group 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #13996

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 Pennsylvania →

General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN251646143
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Wire Spring Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Wire Spring Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$37M 25.322112257288875% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $29.2M $36.6M ▲ +25.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 90 $29M
2023 2 90 $33M
2024 2 89 $37M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.019712466 · Participants: 40General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.751564896 · Participants: 97769Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.46087279 · Participants: 66147Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.11713 · Participants: 59451The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.097254785 · Participants: 17073The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.823164827 · Participants: 25071The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Lia Group 401(k) Plan in NY ($20M); by covered participants it is Quality Switch Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in OH (40 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($20M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (40 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 General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 23.7% during 2022, from $26M to $20M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have General Wire Spring Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Wire Spring Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $29M to $37M.
Where does General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 77th 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 General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Lia Group 401(k) Plan in NY ($20M, 895 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Wire Spring Co. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Quality Switch Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in OH (40 participants, $6M 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 251646143.

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.