401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Smithers Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$50M
Total assets Below avg plan size
406
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$123,291
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Smithers Group, Inc. · Ohio · Professional & Technical Services

$50M in assets, 406 participants

The Smithers Group, Inc.'s The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $50M in total assets and 406 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #17,610 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $50M for 406 participants (~$123,291/participant), up 24.9% in 2023.

#17,610
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+24.9%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$50,056,144 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (406 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $40M in the plan year 2022 filing to $50M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 418 in the plan year 2022 filing to 406 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 030390026 · The Smithers Group, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $50M · 406 · 86th

  • ASSETS $50M
  • ASSETS 406
  • ASSETS 86th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Industrial Turnaround Corporation 401(k)Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17610

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 Ohio →

The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Industrial Turnaround Corporation 401(k)PlanIndustrial Turnaround Corpor…$50MThe Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Smithers Group 401(k) Re…$50MPosillico 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanPosillico 401(k) Profit Shar…$50MPete Lien & Sons, Inc. Profit Sharing/401(k) PlanPete Lien & Sons, Inc. Profi…$50MTriangle Chemical Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanTriangle Chemical Profit Sha…$50M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$40M
Net Assets (End of Year)$50M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN030390026
Plan Effective Date1996-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Smithers Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Smithers Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$61M 51.06105162827848% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $40.1M $60.6M ▲ +51.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 418 $40M
2023 1 406 $50M
2024 1 443 $61M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.050056144 · Participants: 406The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Industrial Turnaround Corporation 401(k)Plan in VA ($50M); by covered participants it is Motion Pt Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ (406 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (406 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 The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 24.9% during 2023, from $40M to $50M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have The Smithers Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Smithers Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 51.1%, from $40M to $61M.
Where does The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Industrial Turnaround Corporation 401(k)Plan in VA ($50M, 452 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Smithers Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Motion Pt Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ (406 participants, N/A 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 030390026.

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.