401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
70
Participants Small participant base
48th
Percentile by assets National rank
$63,085
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$4M in assets, 70 participants

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc.'s Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $4M in total assets and 70 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 48th 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.

  • #6,467 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

2022 asset change

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply 25.6% in 2022 ($6M → $4M) for 70 participants.

#6,467
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,415,962 48th percentile higher than 48% 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

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a small filing (70 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 410777680 · Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $4M · 70 · 48th

  • BOY $4M
  • BOY 70
  • BOY 48th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Nicholas Financial Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • BOY ind #6467

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 Minnesota →

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

2022 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN410777680
Plan Effective Date2001-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.004415962 · Participants: 70Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.576379778 · Participants: 176886Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan), Total assets ($B): 12.198295 · Participants: 38825Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan)Target Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.216824857 · Participants: 400422Target Corporation 401(k) Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.138527656 · Participants: 371593M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.266408521 · Participants: 67646U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Nicholas Financial Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL ($4M); by covered participants it is Colfax Furniture of Greensboro 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in NC (70 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (70 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 Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 25.6% during 2022, from $6M to $4M. Reported net income was -$2M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nicholas Financial Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL ($4M, 224 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bauer Welding & Metal Fabricators, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Colfax Furniture of Greensboro 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in NC (70 participants, $89K in assets).