401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Optical Cable Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
309
Participants Below avg headcount
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$53,987
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Optical Cable Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 309 participants

Optical Cable Corporation's Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan reported $17M in total assets and 309 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #13,241 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan covers 309 participants in Virginia, about 40% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#13,241
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-16.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,682,027 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) 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. Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (309 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 541237042 · Optical Cable Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan · $17M · 309 · 74th

  • NET $17M
  • NET 309
  • NET 74th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Employee Benefit Plan of Rancho San Antonio Boys Home, Inc.
  • NET ind #13241

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 Virginia →

Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) PlanOptical Cable Corporation Em…$17MEmployee Benefit Plan of Rancho San Antonio Boys Home, Inc.Employee Benefit Plan of Ran…$17MCerevel Therapeutics LLC 401(k) PlanCerevel Therapeutics LLC 401…$17MBriggs Medical Service Company 401(k) Savings PlanBriggs Medical Service Compa…$17MAcero 401(k) Plan$17M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN541237042
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Optical Cable Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Optical Cable Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$20M 21.368512351646476% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $16.7M $20.3M ▲ +21.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 309 $17M
2023 1 323 $19M
2024 1 314 $20M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016682027 · Participants: 309Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 32.567331218 · Participants: 92420Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.972737361 · Participants: 61481401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 9.624791923 · Participants: 36822General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.665678993 · Participants: 26125Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.232987243 · Participants: 31556Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Employee Benefit Plan of Rancho San Antonio Boys Home, Inc. in CA ($17M); by covered participants it is Pear Therapeutics (US) 401(k) Retirement Plan in MA (309 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($17M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (309 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 Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.2% during 2022, from $20M to $17M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Optical Cable Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Optical Cable Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.4%, from $17M to $20M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employee Benefit Plan of Rancho San Antonio Boys Home, Inc. in CA ($17M, 160 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Optical Cable Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pear Therapeutics (US) 401(k) Retirement Plan in MA (309 participants, $14M 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 541237042.

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.