401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Barnes Group Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
68
Participants Small participant base
54th
Percentile by assets National rank
$116,347
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Barnes Group Inc. · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$8M in assets, 68 participants

Barnes Group Inc.'s Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 68 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 54th 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.

  • #7,235 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Barnes Group Inc. multi-year trail

Barnes Group Inc.'s plans moved -51.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan at $8M / 68 participants.

#7,235
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-0.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $6K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,911,570 Top 46% higher than 54% 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

Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan is a small filing (68 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$6K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 75 in the plan year 2022 filing to 68 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 060247840 · Barnes Group Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan · $8M · 68 · 54th

  • EIN $8M
  • RANK 68
  • PHOTO 54th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Compex 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 5500 ind #7235

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 →

Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Barnes Group Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Barnes Group Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$300M 51.41966266463092% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$400M$600M$800M 202220232024 $618M $300M ▼ -51.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 2,050 $618M
2023 7 2,261 $652M
2024 5 237 $300M

Barnes Group Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$6K
Employer EIN060247840
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00791157 · Participants: 68Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 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
Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants

Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Compex 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($8M); by covered participants it is Shumaker & Sieffert P a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MN (68 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (68 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 Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan held essentially flat - down 0.1% during 2023, from $8M to $8M. Reported net income was -$6K.
How have Barnes Group Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Barnes Group Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 51.4%, from $618M to $300M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Compex 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($8M, 516 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Associated Spring/Barnes Group Inc. Bristol Division Unionized Salary Reduction 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shumaker & Sieffert P a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MN (68 participants, $28M in assets).