401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Careen, Inc. D/B/a Windings, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
144
Participants Small participant base
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$62,939
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Careen, Inc. D/B/a Windings, Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$9M in assets, 144 participants

Careen, Inc. D/B/a Windings, Inc.'s Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan reported $9M in total assets and 144 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd 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.

  • #10,225 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan covers 144 participants in Minnesota, about 13% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#10,225
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-8.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,063,279 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & 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. Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (144 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 411456407 · Careen, Inc. D/B/a Windings, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan · $9M · 144 · 63rd

  • PCT $9M
  • EIN 144
  • RANK 63rd
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Truth Publishing Company, Inc. & Pathfinder Communications Corporation 401(k) Plan and Trust
  • EOY ind #10225

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 Minnesota →

Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN411456407
Plan Effective Date1985-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Careen, Inc. D/B/a Windings, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Careen, Inc. D/B/a Windings, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$49M 19.848410913882958% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $41.1M $49.3M ▲ +19.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 275 $41M
2023 2 283 $52M
2024 2 300 $49M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009063279 · Participants: 144Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.576379778 · Participants: 176886Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan), Total assets ($B): 12.198295 · Participants: 38825Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan)Target Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.216824857 · Participants: 400422Target Corporation 401(k) Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.138527656 · Participants: 371593M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.266408521 · Participants: 67646U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Truth Publishing Company, Inc. & Pathfinder Communications Corporation 401(k) Plan and Trust in IN ($9M); by covered participants it is Combs Concrete Construction Company 401(k) Plan in NC (144 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (144 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 Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.9% during 2022, from $10M to $9M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Careen, Inc. D/B/a Windings, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Careen, Inc. D/B/a Windings, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.8%, from $41M to $49M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Truth Publishing Company, Inc. & Pathfinder Communications Corporation 401(k) Plan and Trust in IN ($9M, 114 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Windings, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings & Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Combs Concrete Construction Company 401(k) Plan in NC (144 participants, $30K 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 411456407.

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.