401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Melling Tool Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$36M
Total assets
521
Participants
80th
Percentile by assets
$68,312
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Melling Tool Company · Michigan · Manufacturing

$36M in assets, 521 participants

Melling Tool Company's The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan reported $36M in total assets and 521 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • 80th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #12,793 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan sits by assets

The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $36M for 521 participants (~$68,312/participant), up 13.1% in 2024.

$36M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
521
covered participants
80th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$68,312
avg assets per participant

Where The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,590,466 Top 20% higher than 80% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $31M in the plan year 2023 filing to $36M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State
Michigan
Industry
Manufacturing

The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan outranks 80% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 0.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN381527270
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Melling Tool Company)

$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $28.2M $35.6M ▲ +26.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Melling Tool Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 563 $28M
2023 1 526 $31M
2024 1 521 $36M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Melling Employee…, Total assets ($B): 0.035590466 · Participants: 521The Melling Employee…General Motors Retir…, Total assets ($B): 23.0591668 · Participants: 43053General Motors Retir…Ford Motor Co. Savin…, Total assets ($B): 17.26893589 · Participants: 31790Ford Motor Co. Savin…The Dow Chemical Com…, Total assets ($B): 10.768606712 · Participants: 17128The Dow Chemical Com…The General Motors P…, Total assets ($B): 9.568379082 · Participants: 42513The General Motors P…Ford Motor Co. Tax-E…, Total assets ($B): 8.2932975 · Participants: 60497Ford Motor Co. Tax-E…
The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.1% during 2024, from $31M to $36M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Melling Tool Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Melling Tool Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.0%, from $28M to $36M.
Where does The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan ranks in the 80th 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 Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is H.E. Williams, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MO ($36M, 297 participants).

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Ways to act on The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, The Melling Employees' 401(k) Plan ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Michigan. Compare plans
  • Melling Tool Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 26.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 381527270.

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.