401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
317
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$111,052
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Products, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$35M in assets, 317 participants

Sterling Products, Inc.'s Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reported $35M in total assets and 317 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #16,066 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan sits by assets

Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $35M for 317 participants (~$111,052/participant), down 17.8% in 2022.

#16,066
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,203,542 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement 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. Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (317 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 133446488 · Sterling Products, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan · $35M · 317 · 85th

  • TYPE $35M
  • NET 317
  • BOOK 85th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Mesa Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #16066

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 Wisconsin →

Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN133446488
Plan Effective Date1958-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sterling Products, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Products, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$41M 15.52782103573555% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$34M$36M$38M$40M$42M 202220232024 $35.2M $40.7M ▲ +15.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 317 $35M
2023 1 331 $38M
2024 1 283 $41M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035203542 · Participants: 317Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.548820507 · Participants: 28701Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.339639169 · Participants: 26610Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.978902 · Participants: 11034Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.151693798 · Participants: 8032Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings PlanNm Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.385991887 · Participants: 7423Nm Employee Savings Plan
Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mesa Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CO ($35M); by covered participants it is Skybridge Resources, LLC 401(k) Plan in FL (317 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (317 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 Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 17.8% during 2022, from $43M to $35M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Sterling Products, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Products, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.5%, from $35M to $41M.
Where does Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mesa Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CO ($35M, 505 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sterling Products, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Skybridge Resources, LLC 401(k) Plan in FL (317 participants, $2M 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 133446488.

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.