401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cartesian, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
68
Participants Small participant base
68th
Percentile by assets National rank
$233,562
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Cartesian, Inc. · Kansas · Professional & Technical Services

$16M in assets, 68 participants

Cartesian, Inc.'s Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan reported $16M in total assets and 68 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 68th 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.

  • #13,757 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Cartesian, Inc. multi-year trail

Cartesian, Inc.'s plans moved +22.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan at $16M / 68 participants.

#13,757
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+13.4%
assets growth YoY

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,882,248 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan is a small filing (68 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 54 in the plan year 2022 filing to 68 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 481129619 · Cartesian, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan · $16M · 68 · 68th

  • SCH $16M
  • EBSA 68
  • PART 68th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near The University of New Mexico Foundation 403(b)
  • BOOK ind #13757

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 Kansas →

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing PlanCartesian 401(k) / Profit Sh…$16MThe University of New Mexico Foundation 403(b)The University of New Mexico…$16MWarfel Construction Company Profit Sharing PlanWarfel Construction Company …$16MEdge One LLC 401(k) Savings & Retirement PlanEdge One LLC 401(k) Savings …$16MSystel Business Equipment Co., Inc. 401(k) PspSystel Business Equipment Co…$16M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Cartesian, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cartesian, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17M 22.92867856636624% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$13M$14M$15M$16M$17M$18M 202220232024 $14M $17.2M ▲ +22.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 54 $14M
2023 1 68 $16M
2024 1 73 $17M

Cartesian, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN481129619
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas

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

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015882248 · Participants: 68Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing 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
Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The University of New Mexico Foundation 403(b) in NM ($16M); by covered participants it is Shumaker & Sieffert P a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MN (68 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (68 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 Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.4% during 2023, from $14M to $16M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Cartesian, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cartesian, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.9%, from $14M to $17M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The University of New Mexico Foundation 403(b) in NM ($16M, 91 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cartesian 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shumaker & Sieffert P a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MN (68 participants, $28M 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 481129619.

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.