401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

United Refractories Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
110
Participants Small participant base
58th
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,678
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan · Sponsored by United Refractories Co. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$10M in assets, 110 participants

United Refractories Co.'s United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan reported $10M in total assets and 110 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 58th 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.

  • #8,195 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan covers 110 participants in Pennsylvania, about 13% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $10M.

#8,195
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+27.1%
assets growth YoY

United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,644,625 Top 42% higher than 58% 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

United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings 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. United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (110 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan reported participants rose from 96 in the plan year 2022 filing to 110 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 251256814 · United Refractories Co. PY 2023 · 401(k)

United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan · $10M · 110 · 58th

  • RANK $10M
  • RANK 110
  • RANK 58th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Atlanta Commercial Tire Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • RANK ind #8195

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 Pennsylvania →

United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings PlanUnited Refractories Co. Thri…$10MAtlanta Commercial Tire Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanAtlanta Commercial Tire Inc …$10MHolloway America 401(k) Plan$10MMajestic Realty Collective 401(k) PlanMajestic Realty Collective 4…$10MBlue Grass Automotive, Inc. Salary Deferral 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBlue Grass Automotive, Inc. …$10M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN251256814
Plan Effective Date1984-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (United Refractories Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All United Refractories Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 47.06848989386209% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6M$8M$10M$12M 202220232024 $7.59M $11.2M ▲ +47.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 96 $8M
2023 1 110 $10M
2024 1 122 $11M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009644625 · Participants: 110United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Atlanta Commercial Tire Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($10M); by covered participants it is Cms Corporation 401(k) Plan in OH (110 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (110 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 United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan grew sharply - up 27.1% during 2023, from $8M to $10M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have United Refractories Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), United Refractories Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 47.1%, from $8M to $11M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Atlanta Commercial Tire Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($10M, 207 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to United Refractories Co. Thrift Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cms Corporation 401(k) Plan in OH (110 participants, N/A 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 251256814.

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.