401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Acme United Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
420
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$53,983
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Acme United Corporation · Connecticut · Wholesale Trade

$23M in assets, 420 participants

Acme United Corporation's Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $23M in total assets and 420 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #4,579 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Where Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits by assets

Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $23M for 420 participants (~$53,983/participant), up 19.7% in 2023.

#4,579
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+19.7%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,672,680 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (420 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants fell from 443 in the plan year 2022 filing to 420 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 060236700 · Acme United Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $23M · 420 · 75th

  • EIN $23M
  • EIN 420
  • EIN 75th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Validity Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #4579

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Connecticut →

Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN060236700
Plan Effective Date1960-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Acme United Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Acme United Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$26M 37.73596290380488% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $18.9M $26.1M ▲ +37.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 443 $19M
2023 1 420 $23M
2024 1 467 $26M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.02267268 · Participants: 420Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanRtx Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.759784 · Participants: 123037Rtx Savings PlanCiti Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 20.653030659 · Participants: 77865Citi Retirement Savings PlanThe Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.478512 · Participants: 18377The Hartford Investment and Savings PlanXerox Corporation Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.948866 · Participants: 10291Xerox Corporation Savings PlanEversource 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.751712453 · Participants: 9504Eversource 401(k) Plan
Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Validity Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA ($23M); by covered participants it is Mitsui Kinzoku North American 401(k) Retirement Plan in IN (420 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (420 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 Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 19.7% during 2023, from $19M to $23M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Acme United Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Acme United Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.7%, from $19M to $26M.
Where does Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 75th 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 Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Validity Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA ($23M, 289 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Acme United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mitsui Kinzoku North American 401(k) Retirement Plan in IN (420 participants, $36M 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 060236700.

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.