401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Brady Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$310M
Total assets
1,637
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$189,074
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Brady Matched 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Brady Corporation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$310M in assets, 1,637 participants

Brady Corporation's Brady Matched 401(k) Plan reported $310M in total assets and 1,637 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #17,595 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan covers 1,637 participants in Wisconsin, 2.9x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $310M.

$310M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
1,637
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$189,074
avg assets per participant

Where Brady Matched 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$309,513,936 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Brady Matched 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$65M in the plan year 2022 filing to $47M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brady Matched 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $263M in the plan year 2022 filing to $310M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brady Matched 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,618 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,637 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
Wisconsin
Industry
Manufacturing

Participants vs Wisconsin filers

In Wisconsin, the average filing covers about 563 participants across 2,940 plans. Brady Matched 401(k) Plan reports 1,637 participants - 2.9x that state average ($310M EOY assets).

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$263M
Net Assets (End of Year)$310M
Net Income$47M
Employer EIN390178960
Plan Effective Date1976-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brady Corporation)

$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $325M $428M ▲ +31.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Brady Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,750 $325M
2023 2 2,747 $385M
2024 2 2,718 $428M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Brady Matched 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Brady Matched 401(k)…, Total assets ($B): 0.309513936 · Participants: 1637Brady Matched 401(k)…Advocate Aurora Heal…, Total assets ($B): 9.125723544 · Participants: 76956Advocate Aurora Heal…Johnson Controls Ret…, Total assets ($B): 6.160116767 · Participants: 28904Johnson Controls Ret…Fiserv 401(k) Saving…, Total assets ($B): 4.81171463 · Participants: 25280Fiserv 401(k) Saving…Kimberly-Clark Corpo…, Total assets ($B): 4.550761 · Participants: 11236Kimberly-Clark Corpo…Rockwell Automation …, Total assets ($B): 3.62235882 · Participants: 8877Rockwell Automation …
Brady Matched 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Brady Matched 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Brady Matched 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 17.8% during 2023, from $263M to $310M. Reported net income was $47M.
How have Brady Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brady Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.4%, from $325M to $428M.
Where does Brady Matched 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Brady Matched 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 Brady Matched 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Medpro Group 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in IN ($309M, 1,150 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Brady Matched 401(k) Plan's numbers.

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 390178960.

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.