401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
265
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,757
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$23M in assets, 265 participants

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $23M in total assets and 265 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #14,579 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 265 participants in Massachusetts, about 40% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#14,579
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-16.3%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,990,524 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) 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. Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (265 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 041094570 · Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · $23M · 265 · 79th

  • SCH $23M
  • EBSA 265
  • PART 79th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Kansas Orthopaedic Center, P.a. 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #14579

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 Massachusetts →

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN041094570
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33M 42.963026854020384% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $23M $32.9M ▲ +43.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 265 $23M
2023 1 286 $27M
2024 1 279 $33M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022990524 · Participants: 265Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kansas Orthopaedic Center, P.a. 401(k) Plan in KS ($23M); by covered participants it is Vining-Sparks Ibg, L.P. 401(k) Plan in TN (265 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (265 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 Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 16.3% during 2022, from $27M to $23M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 43.0%, from $23M to $33M.
Where does Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 79th 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 Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kansas Orthopaedic Center, P.a. 401(k) Plan in KS ($23M, 169 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Vining-Sparks Ibg, L.P. 401(k) Plan in TN (265 participants, N/A 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 041094570.

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.