401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Spears Manufacturing Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,807
Participants Near avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$34,269
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Spears Manufacturing Co. · California · Manufacturing

$62M in assets, 1,807 participants

Spears Manufacturing Co.'s Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan reported $62M in total assets and 1,807 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #15,306 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan covers 1,807 participants in California, 2.9x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $62M.

#15,306
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+11.0%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$61,923,693 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,807 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,262 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,807 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $56M in the plan year 2022 filing to $62M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 952647135 · Spears Manufacturing Co. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan · $62M · 1,807 · 88th

  • TYPE $62M
  • NET 1,807
  • BOOK 88th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Giordano, Halleran, & Ciesla, P.C. Employee's Salary Deferral Plan
  • SCH ind #15306

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 California →

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Deem/Csc/Gbi 401(k) Plan$62MGiordano, Halleran, & Ciesla, P.C. Employee's Salary Deferral PlanGiordano, Halleran, & Ciesla…$62MSpears Manufacturing 401(k) PlanSpears Manufacturing 401(k) …$62MDavid's Bridal 401(k) Retirement PlanDavid's Bridal 401(k) Retire…$62MUbg 401(k) - Agtegra$62M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$56M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN952647135
Plan Effective Date2010-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Spears Manufacturing Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Spears Manufacturing Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$70M 17.955632418193186% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$55M$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $59.2M $69.8M ▲ +18.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,275 $59M
2023 2 1,816 $66M
2024 2 1,947 $70M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.061923693 · Participants: 1807Spears Manufacturing 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Giordano, Halleran, & Ciesla, P.C. Employee's Salary Deferral Plan in NJ ($62M); by covered participants it is Symphony Multiple Employer Plan in IL (1,807 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($62M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,807 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 Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.0% during 2023, from $56M to $62M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Spears Manufacturing Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Spears Manufacturing Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $59M to $70M.
Where does Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Giordano, Halleran, & Ciesla, P.C. Employee's Salary Deferral Plan in NJ ($62M, 123 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Symphony Multiple Employer Plan in IL (1,807 participants, $25M 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 952647135.

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.