401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Communications Engineering Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
267
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$65,298
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Communications Engineering Company · Iowa · Information & Media

$17M in assets, 267 participants

Communications Engineering Company's Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan reported $17M in total assets and 267 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #1,893 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan covers 267 participants in Iowa, about 44% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#1,893
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-15.7%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,434,604 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Communications Engineering Company Retirement 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. Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (267 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 420644207 · Communications Engineering Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan · $17M · 267 · 75th

  • SCH $17M
  • SCH 267
  • SCH 75th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Vista Consulting Group, LLC
  • SCH ind #1893

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pfl Tech, Inc. 401(k) Plan$17MAmryt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 401(k) PlanAmryt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. …$17MWilen Group 401(k) Employee Savings PlanWilen Group 401(k) Employee …$17MCommunications Engineering Company Retirement PlanCommunications Engineering C…$17MVista Consulting Group, LLC$17M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$21M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN420644207
Plan Effective Date1988-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Communications Engineering Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Communications Engineering Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 20.872048484726122% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $17.4M $21.1M ▲ +20.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 267 $17M
2023 1 223 $18M
2024 1 236 $21M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017434604 · Participants: 267Communications Engineering Company Retirement PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.613396259 · Participants: 12201The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.684422851 · Participants: 28603Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.447514997 · Participants: 59826The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.275604074 · Participants: 13793The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.116061137 · Participants: 7262Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Vista Consulting Group, LLC in IL ($17M); by covered participants it is Amazing Grace Personal Care Services 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NM (267 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 (267 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 Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.7% during 2022, from $21M to $17M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Communications Engineering Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Communications Engineering Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.9%, from $17M to $21M.
Where does Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vista Consulting Group, LLC in IL ($17M, 124 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Communications Engineering Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Amazing Grace Personal Care Services 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NM (267 participants, $67K 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 420644207.

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.