401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Superior Essex Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$151M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,291
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$117,022
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Superior Essex 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Superior Essex Inc. · Georgia · Manufacturing

$151M in assets, 1,291 participants

Superior Essex Inc.'s Superior Essex 401(k) Plan reported $151M in total assets and 1,291 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #18,881 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Superior Essex 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Superior Essex 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $151M for 1,291 participants (~$117,022/participant), down 19.0% in 2022.

#18,881
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-19.0%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $35M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Superior Essex 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Superior Essex 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$151,075,735 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Superior Essex 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. Superior Essex 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,291 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 200282396 · Superior Essex Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Superior Essex 401(k) Plan · $151M · 1,291 · 95th

  • PART $151M
  • PART 1,291
  • PART 95th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff Elective Savings and Profit Sharing Plan
  • PART ind #18881

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 Georgia →

Superior Essex 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hargrove 401(k) Plan and TrustHargrove 401(k) Plan and Tru…$151MThe Robins & Morton Retirement Savings PlanThe Robins & Morton Retireme…$151MSuperior Essex 401(k) Plan$151MBenesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff Elective Savings and Profit Sharing PlanBenesch, Friedlander, Coplan…$151MSullivan & Cromwell LLP Employees' Savings PlanSullivan & Cromwell LLP Empl…$151M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Superior Essex 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$187M
Net Assets (End of Year)$151M
Net Income-$35M
Employer EIN200282396
Plan Effective Date1993-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Superior Essex Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Superior Essex Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$333M 18.531949623433576% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $281M $333M ▲ +18.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,884 $281M
2023 4 1,902 $313M
2024 4 1,879 $333M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

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

Superior Essex 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -2000000200000400000600000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Superior Essex 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.151075735 · Participants: 1291Superior Essex 401(k) PlanThe Teamster-UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.668727371 · Participants: 549610The Teamster-UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.242875281 · Participants: 72820Delta 401(k) Retirement PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 11.498981924 · Participants: 12193Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsUPS 401 (K) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.31621995 · Participants: 107310UPS 401 (K) Savings PlanThe Home Depot Futurebuilder, Total assets ($B): 10.714648719 · Participants: 423174The Home Depot Futurebuilder
Superior Essex 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Superior Essex 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Georgia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff Elective Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($151M); by covered participants it is Premier Health Consultants, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in LA (1,291 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,291 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 Superior Essex 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Superior Essex 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 19.0% during 2022, from $187M to $151M. Reported net income was -$35M.
How have Superior Essex Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Superior Essex Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $281M to $333M.
Where does Superior Essex 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Superior Essex 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Superior Essex 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff Elective Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($151M, 505 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Superior Essex 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Premier Health Consultants, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in LA (1,291 participants, $26M 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 200282396.

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.