401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Design Research Engineering, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
40
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$558,265
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Design Research Engineering, LLC · Michigan · Professional & Technical Services

$22M in assets, 40 participants

Design Research Engineering, LLC's Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan reported $22M in total assets and 40 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #17,081 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $22M for 40 participants (~$558,265/participant), up 3.7% in 2022.

#17,081
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
+3.7%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,330,615 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings 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. Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan is a small filing (40 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 383264397 · Design Research Engineering, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan · $22M · 40 · 79th

  • BOY $22M
  • SCH 40
  • EBSA 79th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Skywalker Holdings 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #17081

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income$792K
Employer EIN383264397
Plan Effective Date1996-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Design Research Engineering, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Design Research Engineering, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 23.380032300946482% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$20M$22M$24M$26M$28M$30M 20222023 $22.3M $27.6M ▲ +23.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 40 $22M
2023 1 54 $28M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022330615 · Participants: 40Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 18.071817726 · Participants: 43382General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 13.833597622 · Participants: 32974Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.307640951 · Participants: 16930The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 7.545889119 · Participants: 40458The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 6.44558193 · Participants: 57811Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Skywalker Holdings 401(k) Plan in CA ($22M); by covered participants it is Quality Switch Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in OH (40 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (40 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 Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 3.7% during 2022, from $22M to $22M. Reported net income was $792K.
How have Design Research Engineering, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Design Research Engineering, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.4%, from $22M to $28M.
Where does Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 79th 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 Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Skywalker Holdings 401(k) Plan in CA ($22M, 152 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Design Research Engineering 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Quality Switch Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in OH (40 participants, $6M 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 383264397.

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.