401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Spears Manufacturing Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$65M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,939
Participants Near avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$33,516
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

$65M in assets, 1,939 participants

Spears Manufacturing Co.'s Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan reported $65M in total assets and 1,939 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #14,414 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in California

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan covers 1,939 participants in California, 3.1x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $65M.

#14,414
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+4.9%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$64,986,601 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (1,939 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,807 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,939 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $62M in the plan year 2023 filing to $65M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 952647135 · Spears Manufacturing Co. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan · $65M · 1,939 · 87th

  • TYPE $65M
  • TYPE 1,939
  • TYPE 87th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Mvp Law Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #14414

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

Spears Manufacturing 401(k) PlanSpears Manufacturing 401(k) …$65MMvp Law Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanMvp Law Profit Sharing 401(k…$65MCpi Card Group, Inc. 401(k) PlanCpi Card Group, Inc. 401(k) …$65MInternational Imaging Materials, Inc. Retirement and Investment PlanInternational Imaging Materi…$65MNational Guardian Life Savings PlanNational Guardian Life Savin…$65M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$62M
Net Assets (End of Year)$65M
Net Income$3M
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. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.064986601 · Participants: 1939Spears Manufacturing 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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 Mvp Law Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in KS ($65M); by covered participants it is International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO South East Florida Ports Defined Contribution Plan in FL (1,939 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,939 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 Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan edged up modestly - up 4.9% during 2024, from $62M to $65M. Reported net income was $3M.
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 87th 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 Spears Manufacturing 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mvp Law Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in KS ($65M, 214 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 International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO South East Florida Ports Defined Contribution Plan in FL (1,939 participants, $69M in assets).