401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 232
Participants Below avg headcount: 68th
Percentile by assets National rank: $65,705
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Handgards, LLC · Texas · Manufacturing

$15M in assets, 232 participants

Handgards, LLC's Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $15M in total assets and 232 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.

#10,488 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 232 participants in Texas, about 34% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#10,488
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): +26.9%
assets growth YoY

Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,243,666 Top 32% higher than 68% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Handgards, LLC 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. Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (232 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $15M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 215 in the plan year 2022 filing to 232 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 742440059 · Handgards, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan · $15M · 232 · 68th

PART $15M
TYPE 232
NET 68th
BOOK 401(k)
VS-ST near Mountain West Financial, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
BOY ind #10488

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 Texas →

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

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$15M
Net Income	$3M
Employer EIN	742440059
Plan Effective Date	1999-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Handgards, LLC)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $17M 40.86000589463584% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	215	$12M
2023	1	232	$15M
2024	1	314	$17M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $40.0B · 119,854
Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.9B · 23,477
Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $16.5B · 41,679
American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $14.7B · 88,792
Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $13.5B · 45,686

Compare Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mountain West Financial, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($15M); by covered participants it is Avion Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AL (232 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($15M here).

Mountain West Financial, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (CA) $15M · 174
Detroit Tool & Engineering 401(k) Retirement Plan (MO) $15M · 90
Mcgriff Industries, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (AL) $15M · 453
Seven Seventeen Credit Union, Inc 401(k) Savings Plan for Union Employees (OH) $15M · 194

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (232 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Avion Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan (AL) 232 · 0 off
Taylor Truck Line Inc. 401(k) Plan (MN) 232 · 0 off
Suburban Drywall Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (WI) 232 · 0 off
Lift-All Company, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (PA) 232 · 0 off

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 Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 26.9% during 2023, from $12M to $15M. Reported net income was $3M.

How have Handgards, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Handgards, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 40.9%, from $12M to $17M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mountain West Financial, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($15M, 174 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Handgards, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Avion Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AL (232 participants, $34M 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 742440059.