401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Whelen Engineering Company, Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$132M
Total assets
1,302
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$101,175
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Whelen Engineering Company, Inc · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$132M in assets, 1,302 participants

Whelen Engineering Company, Inc's Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $132M in total assets and 1,302 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #18,713 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $132M for 1,302 participants (~$101,175/participant), down 14.3% in 2022.

$132M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,302
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$101,175
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $22M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$131,729,818 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

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Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan outranks 94% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$154M
Net Assets (End of Year)$132M
Net Income-$22M
Employer EIN060725110
Plan Effective Date2001-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Whelen Engineering Company, Inc)

$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $132M $186M ▲ +41.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Whelen Engineering Company, Inc plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,302 $132M
2023 2 2,482 $158M
2024 1 1,528 $186M

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Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.3% during 2022, from $154M to $132M. Reported net income was -$22M.
How have Whelen Engineering Company, Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Whelen Engineering Company, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.3%, from $132M to $186M.
Where does Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Oclc Matching Thrift Plan in OH ($132M, 811 participants).

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