401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Cold Heading Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$52M
Total assets Below avg plan size
535
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,684
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Cold Heading Company · Michigan · Manufacturing

$52M in assets, 535 participants

The Cold Heading Company's The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $52M in total assets and 535 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #13,886 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $52M for 535 participants (~$97,684/participant), down 28.1% in 2024.

#13,886
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-28.1%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$52,261,162 Top 15% higher than 85% of 123,620 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 2024

The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (535 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 2,167 in the plan year 2023 filing to 535 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $73M in the plan year 2023 filing to $52M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 381418830 · The Cold Heading Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan · $52M · 535 · 85th

  • EIN $52M
  • EIN 535
  • EIN 85th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Best Egg 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #13886

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 Michigan →

The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$73M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN381418830
Plan Effective Date1995-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Cold Heading Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Cold Heading Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52M 5.967000656920871% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $55.6M $52.3M ▼ -6.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,157 $56M
2023 1 2,167 $73M
2024 1 535 $52M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.052261162 · Participants: 535The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 23.0591668 · Participants: 43053General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 17.26893589 · Participants: 31790Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.768606712 · Participants: 17128The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 9.568379082 · Participants: 42513The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 8.2932975 · Participants: 60497Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Best Egg 401(k) Plan in DE ($52M); by covered participants it is Sundance Holdings Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in UT (535 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($52M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (535 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 28.1% during 2024, from $73M to $52M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have The Cold Heading Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Cold Heading Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 6.0%, from $56M to $52M.
Where does The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Best Egg 401(k) Plan in DE ($52M, 586 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Cold Heading Group 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sundance Holdings Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in UT (535 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 381418830.

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.