401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $231M
- Total assets
- 1,293
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $178,915
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Kao America Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing
$231M in assets, 1,293 participants
Kao America Inc.'s Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $231M in total assets and 1,293 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #19,318 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Where Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $231M for 1,293 participants (~$178,915/participant), down 18.6% in 2022.
- $231M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,293
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $178,915
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $53M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Where Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits by total assets
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$231,336,736 Top 4% higher than 96% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan outranks 96% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 2.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $284M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $231M |
| Net Income | -$53M |
| Employer EIN | 522064483 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-11-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Kao America Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2,012 | $352M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,973 | $402M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,909 | $439M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $8.3B · 44,890
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $7.6B · 50,299
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $7.3B · 116,133
- Nationwide Savings Plan $6.7B · 24,278
- Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan $6.4B · 17,666
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Pacwest Bancorp 401(k) Plan (CA) $231M · 2,211
- Healthnow New York Inc. Elective 401(k) Plan (PA) $231M · 1,598
- Sura/Jefferson Science Associates 401(k) Plan (DC) $231M · 905
- Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. Employees' Savings and 401(k) Plan (NY) $232M · 534
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- By total assets, Kao America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- Kao America Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 24.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans