401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sears Manufacturing Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
549
Participants Below avg headcount
66th
Percentile by assets National rank
$25,748
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Sears Manufacturing Co. · Iowa · Manufacturing

$14M in assets, 549 participants

Sears Manufacturing Co.'s Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan reported $14M in total assets and 549 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 66th 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.

  • #10,130 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Sears Manufacturing Co. multi-year trail

Sears Manufacturing Co.'s plans moved +12.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan at $14M / 549 participants.

#10,130
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+12.0%
assets growth YoY

Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,135,704 Top 34% higher than 66% 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

Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 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. Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (549 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 457 in the plan year 2022 filing to 549 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 420712643 · Sears Manufacturing Co. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan · $14M · 549 · 66th

  • BOY $14M
  • SCH 549
  • EBSA 66th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Udell Jewelers, Inc. D/B/a London Jewelers & Affiliates 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #10130

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 Iowa →

Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) PlanSears Manufacturing Co. UAW …$14MUdell Jewelers, Inc. D/B/a London Jewelers & Affiliates 401(k) PlanUdell Jewelers, Inc. D/B/a L…$14MBuilders Warehouse, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBuilders Warehouse, Inc. 401…$14MRedbubble Inc. 401(k) Plan$14MButler/Till, Inc. 401(k) Plan$14M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Sears Manufacturing Co. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sears Manufacturing Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$60M 12.197670565665447% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$52M$54M$56M$58M$60M$62M 202220232024 $53.4M $59.9M ▲ +12.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 736 $53M
2023 3 825 $58M
2024 3 708 $60M

Sears Manufacturing Co. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN420712643
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.014135704 · Participants: 549Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.134174305 · Participants: 12827The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.955731563 · Participants: 28959Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.941182172 · Participants: 56181The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.890404508 · Participants: 14720The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.425600114 · Participants: 6999Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Udell Jewelers, Inc. D/B/a London Jewelers & Affiliates 401(k) Plan in NY ($14M); by covered participants it is Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Retirement Plan in CO (549 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (549 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 Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.0% during 2023, from $13M to $14M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Sears Manufacturing Co. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sears Manufacturing Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.2%, from $53M to $60M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Udell Jewelers, Inc. D/B/a London Jewelers & Affiliates 401(k) Plan in NY ($14M, 230 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sears Manufacturing Co. UAW 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Retirement Plan in CO (549 participants, $230M in assets).