401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$157M
Total assets Near avg plan size
4,273
Participants Above avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$36,682
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Watco Companies, L.L.C. · Kansas · Transportation & Warehousing

$157M in assets, 4,273 participants

Watco Companies, L.L.C.'s Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan reported $157M in total assets and 4,273 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #3,095 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Kansas

Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan covers 4,273 participants in Kansas, 12x the typical Kansas plan (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $157M.

#3,095
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+22.4%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$156,742,133 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 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 2023

Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,273 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $29M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $128M in the plan year 2022 filing to $157M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 4,526 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,273 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 481199475 · Watco Companies, L.L.C. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan · $157M · 4,273 · 94th

  • BOY $157M
  • BOY 4,273
  • BOY 94th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Savings Plan
  • BOY ind #3095

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →

Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Flow Control Group 401(k) PlanFlow Control Group 401(k) Pl…$157MGreen Bay Electrical Workers Pension PlanGreen Bay Electrical Workers…$157MTennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Savings PlanTennessee Farmers Mutual Ins…$157MWatco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) PlanWatco Companies, L.L.C. 401(…$157MCoilcraft Retirement Plan$157M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Kansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$128M
Net Assets (End of Year)$157M
Net Income$29M
Employer EIN481199475
Plan Effective Date1986-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Watco Companies, L.L.C.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Watco Companies, L.L.C. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$188M 46.87991403068587% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $128M $188M ▲ +46.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,526 $128M
2023 1 4,273 $157M
2024 1 4,350 $188M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas

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

Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.156742133 · Participants: 4273Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) PlanKoch Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.870107696 · Participants: 11911Koch Employees' Savings PlanPerformance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.90283952 · Participants: 1223Performance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) PlanBlack & Veatch Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 2.732675203 · Participants: 6890Black & Veatch Retirement ProgramGarmin International, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.784810901 · Participants: 6332Garmin International, Inc. Retirement PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.15584277 · Participants: 7704Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan
Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Savings Plan in TN ($157M); by covered participants it is Spotify USA Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NY (4,271 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($157M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,273 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 22.4% during 2023, from $128M to $157M. Reported net income was $29M.
How have Watco Companies, L.L.C. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Watco Companies, L.L.C.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 46.9%, from $128M to $188M.
Where does Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Savings Plan in TN ($157M, 817 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Watco Companies, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Spotify USA Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NY (4,271 participants, $453M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 481199475.

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.