401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Brady Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$263M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,618
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$162,355
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brady Matched 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Brady Corporation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$263M in assets, 1,618 participants

Brady Corporation's Brady Matched 401(k) Plan reported $263M in total assets and 1,618 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.

  • #19,435 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan covers 1,618 participants in Wisconsin, 2.9x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $263M.

#19,435
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-18.5%
assets change YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $65M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$262,690,767 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Brady Matched 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,618 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 390178960 · Brady Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan · $263M · 1,618 · 96th

  • PART $263M
  • PART 1,618
  • PART 96th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Kar Auction Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #19435

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 Wisconsin →

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brady Matched 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$322M
Net Assets (End of Year)$263M
Net Income-$65M
Employer EIN390178960
Plan Effective Date1976-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brady Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brady Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$428M 31.398389160375174% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $325M $428M ▲ +31.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,750 $325M
2023 2 2,747 $385M
2024 2 2,718 $428M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Brady Matched 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.262690767 · Participants: 1618Brady Matched 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.548820507 · Participants: 28701Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.339639169 · Participants: 26610Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.978902 · Participants: 11034Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.151693798 · Participants: 8032Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings PlanNm Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.385991887 · Participants: 7423Nm Employee Savings Plan
Brady Matched 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Brady Matched 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kar Auction Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IN ($263M); by covered participants it is Employee Savings Plan of Winston & Strawn LLP in IL (1,618 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($263M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,618 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 Brady Matched 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Brady Matched 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 18.5% during 2022, from $322M to $263M. Reported net income was -$65M.
How have Brady Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brady Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.4%, from $325M to $428M.
Where does Brady Matched 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Brady Matched 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brady Matched 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kar Auction Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IN ($263M, 6,996 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brady Matched 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employee Savings Plan of Winston & Strawn LLP in IL (1,618 participants, $501M 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 390178960.

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.