401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Eastern Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$50M
Total assets Below avg plan size
188
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$268,409
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Eastern Company · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$50M in assets, 188 participants

The Eastern Company's The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan reported $50M in total assets and 188 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.

  • #14,824 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan covers 188 participants in Connecticut, about 26% of the average Connecticut filer (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $50M.

#14,824
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+86.5%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$50,460,911 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 Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) 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 Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (188 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $50M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 060330020 · The Eastern Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan · $50M · 188 · 86th

  • EIN $50M
  • EIN 188
  • EIN 86th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Waste Pro USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #14824

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 Connecticut →

The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$50M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN060330020
Plan Effective Date1994-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Eastern Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Eastern Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$111M 32.04575102152686% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $84.1M $111M ▲ +32.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 306 $84M
2023 4 302 $109M
2024 4 573 $111M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.050460911 · Participants: 188The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) PlanRtx Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.759784 · Participants: 123037Rtx Savings PlanCiti Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 20.653030659 · Participants: 77865Citi Retirement Savings PlanThe Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.478512 · Participants: 18377The Hartford Investment and Savings PlanXerox Corporation Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.948866 · Participants: 10291Xerox Corporation Savings PlanEversource 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.751712453 · Participants: 9504Eversource 401(k) Plan
The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Waste Pro USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL ($50M); by covered participants it is Advantmed 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in CA (188 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($50M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (188 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 Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan surged - up 86.5% during 2023, from $27M to $50M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have The Eastern Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Eastern Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 32.0%, from $84M to $111M.
Where does The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) 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 Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Waste Pro USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL ($50M, 3,942 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Eastern, Velvac & Big 3 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Advantmed 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in CA (188 participants, $844K 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 060330020.

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.