401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Heligear Acquisition Co Dba Northstar Aerospace Ch 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
304
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$144,377
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan · Sponsored by Heligear Acquisition Co Dba Northstar Aerospace Ch · Illinois · Manufacturing

$44M in assets, 304 participants

Heligear Acquisition Co Dba Northstar Aerospace Ch's Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan reported $44M in total assets and 304 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #16,647 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan covers 304 participants in Illinois, about 39% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $44M.

#16,647
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-11.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
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.

Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$43,890,632 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings 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. Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (304 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 900867867 · Heligear Acquisition Co Dba Northstar Aerospace Ch PY 2022 · 401(k)

Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan · $44M · 304 · 87th

  • PART $44M
  • PART 304
  • PART 87th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near The Commodities Group 401(k) Plan and Trust
  • PART ind #16647

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 Illinois →

Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$50M
Net Assets (End of Year)$44M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN900867867
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Heligear Acquisition Co Dba Northstar Aerospace Ch)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Heligear Acquisition Co Dba Northstar Aerospace Ch plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$53M 20.37339084112528% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $43.9M $52.8M ▲ +20.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 304 $44M
2023 1 299 $50M
2024 1 289 $53M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.043890632 · Participants: 304Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Commodities Group 401(k) Plan and Trust in TX ($44M); by covered participants it is Rockford Construction Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan in MI (304 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (304 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 Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.8% during 2022, from $50M to $44M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Heligear Acquisition Co Dba Northstar Aerospace Ch plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Heligear Acquisition Co Dba Northstar Aerospace Ch's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.4%, from $44M to $53M.
Where does Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Commodities Group 401(k) Plan and Trust in TX ($44M, 177 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Northstar Aerospace (USA) Voluntary Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rockford Construction Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan in MI (304 participants, $27M 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 900867867.

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.