401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sears Manufacturing Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$29M
Total assets Below avg plan size
184
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$159,023
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sears Manufacturing Co. · Iowa · Manufacturing

$29M in assets, 184 participants

Sears Manufacturing Co.'s Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan reported $29M in total assets and 184 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #13,221 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan covers 184 participants in Iowa, about 30% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $29M.

#13,221
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+4.8%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$29,260,149 Top 21% higher than 79% 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. Salaried Retirement 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. Salaried Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (184 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $29M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 176 in the plan year 2022 filing to 184 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

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

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan · $29M · 184 · 79th

  • EIN $29M
  • RANK 184
  • PHOTO 79th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Whitaker Construction Co. , Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #13221

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. Salaried Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$29M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN420712643
Plan Effective Date1983-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sears Manufacturing Co.)

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

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.029260149 · Participants: 184Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement 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. Salaried Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Whitaker Construction Co. , Inc. 401(k) Plan in UT ($29M); by covered participants it is Afiniti 401(k) Plan in DC (184 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($29M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (184 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. Salaried Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 4.8% during 2023, from $28M to $29M. Reported net income was $1M.
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.
Where does Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan ranks in the 79th 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 Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Whitaker Construction Co. , Inc. 401(k) Plan in UT ($29M, 707 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Afiniti 401(k) Plan in DC (184 participants, $5M 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 420712643.

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.