401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Central Steel & Wire Company LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
401
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$109,906
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan · Sponsored by Central Steel & Wire Company LLC · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$44M in assets, 401 participants

Central Steel & Wire Company LLC's Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan reported $44M in total assets and 401 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #5,057 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Where Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan sits by assets

Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $44M for 401 participants (~$109,906/participant), down 9.3% in 2024.

#5,057
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
-9.3%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$44,072,393 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Central Steel & Wire Company Savings 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. Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (401 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan reported net income fell from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan reported participants fell from 493 in the plan year 2023 filing to 401 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $49M in the plan year 2023 filing to $44M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 360885660 · Central Steel & Wire Company LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan · $44M · 401 · 83rd

  • EIN $44M
  • EIN 401
  • EIN 83rd
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near First Bank and Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan
  • EIN ind #5057

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 Illinois →

Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Stratacor 401(k) Plan$44MCentral Steel & Wire Company Savings PlanCentral Steel & Wire Company…$44MFirst Bank and Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership and Savings PlanFirst Bank and Trust Company…$44MCareforth 401(k) Plan$44MPlaza Home Mortgage, Inc. 401(k) PlanPlaza Home Mortgage, Inc. 40…$44M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$49M
Net Assets (End of Year)$44M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN360885660
Plan Effective Date1985-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central Steel & Wire Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central Steel & Wire Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 11.718659899266548% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $70.6M $62.3M ▼ -11.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 936 $71M
2023 2 868 $71M
2024 2 700 $62M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.044072393 · Participants: 401Central Steel & Wire Company Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is First Bank and Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan in VA ($44M); by covered participants it is Kiel Center 401(k) Plan in MO (401 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($44M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (401 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 Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.3% during 2024, from $49M to $44M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Central Steel & Wire Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Central Steel & Wire Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 11.7%, from $71M to $62M.
Where does Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is First Bank and Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan in VA ($44M, 445 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Central Steel & Wire Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kiel Center 401(k) Plan in MO (401 participants, $24M in assets).