401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Spectrum Brands, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$328M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,964
Participants Above avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$110,584
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Spectrum Brands, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$328M in assets, 2,964 participants

Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $328M in total assets and 2,964 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #17,644 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,964 participants in Wisconsin, 5.3x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $328M.

#17,644
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-6.4%
assets change YoY
3.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $22M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$327,770,570 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,964 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$75M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$22M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 3,593 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,964 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $350M in the plan year 2022 filing to $328M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 222423556 · Spectrum Brands, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $328M · 2,964 · 96th

  • ASSETS $328M
  • ASSETS 2,964
  • ASSETS 96th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Media News Group Retirement/Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17644

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 Wisconsin →

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC 401(k) Plan & TrustCarr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC 40…$328MO.C. Tanner Retirement & Savings PlanO.C. Tanner Retirement & Sav…$328MMedia News Group Retirement/Savings PlanMedia News Group Retirement/…$328MSpectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanSpectrum Brands 401(k) Retir…$328MChickasaw Nation Governmental Enterprises 401(k) PlanChickasaw Nation Governmenta…$327M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$350M
Net Assets (End of Year)$328M
Net Income-$22M
Employer EIN222423556
Plan Effective Date1983-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Spectrum Brands, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Spectrum Brands, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$387M 3.443537054311191% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$370M$380M$390M$400M$410M 202220232024 $401M $387M ▼ -3.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,636 $401M
2023 2 3,004 $380M
2024 2 1,726 $387M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.32777057 · Participants: 2964Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.125723544 · Participants: 76956Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.160116767 · Participants: 28904Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81171463 · Participants: 25280Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.550761 · Participants: 11236Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.62235882 · Participants: 8877Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Media News Group Retirement/Savings Plan in CO ($328M); by covered participants it is Taylor Morrison 401(k) Savings Plan in AZ (2,964 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($328M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,964 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 Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.4% during 2023, from $350M to $328M. Reported net income was -$22M.
How have Spectrum Brands, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 3.4%, from $401M to $387M.
Where does Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Media News Group Retirement/Savings Plan in CO ($328M, 2,506 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Spectrum Brands 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Taylor Morrison 401(k) Savings Plan in AZ (2,964 participants, $321M 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 222423556.

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.