401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$277M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,792
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$154,723
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Watlow Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$277M in assets, 1,792 participants

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's Watlow Group 401(k) Plan reported $277M in total assets and 1,792 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #17,498 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan covers 1,792 participants in Missouri, 2.4x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $277M.

#17,498
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+5.6%
assets growth YoY
2.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$277,264,196 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Watlow Group 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. Watlow Group 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,792 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Watlow Group 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$65M in the plan year 2022 filing to $15M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Watlow Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $263M in the plan year 2022 filing to $277M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Watlow Group 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,747 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,792 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 430574450 · Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan · $277M · 1,792 · 96th

  • PART $277M
  • PART 1,792
  • PART 96th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Employees Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan of Alfred Benesch & Company
  • PART ind #17498

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 Missouri →

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Watlow Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$263M
Net Assets (End of Year)$277M
Net Income$15M
Employer EIN430574450
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$391M 1.7874781700866453% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$380M$390M$400M$410M$420M 202220232024 $398M $391M ▼ -1.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,272 $398M
2023 2 2,257 $414M
2024 2 1,741 $391M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Watlow Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.277264196 · Participants: 1792Watlow Group 401(k) PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.594991308 · Participants: 49944Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.333863661 · Participants: 19273Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.607728879 · Participants: 66210Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.047068199 · Participants: 53822Centene Management Corporation Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.563332746 · Participants: 10316Emerson Electric Company Employee Savings Investment Plan
Watlow Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Watlow Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Employees Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan of Alfred Benesch & Company in IL ($277M); by covered participants it is Barrette Outdoor Living 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TN (1,792 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,792 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 Watlow Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Watlow Group 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.6% during 2023, from $263M to $277M. Reported net income was $15M.
How have Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.8%, from $398M to $391M.
Where does Watlow Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Watlow Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Watlow Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employees Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan of Alfred Benesch & Company in IL ($277M, 900 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Watlow Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Barrette Outdoor Living 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TN (1,792 participants, $67M 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 430574450.

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.