401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sears Manufacturing Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$30M
Total assets Below avg plan size
197
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$154,106
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sears Manufacturing Co. · Iowa · Manufacturing

$30M in assets, 197 participants

Sears Manufacturing Co.'s Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan reported $30M in total assets and 197 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #12,280 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan covers 197 participants in Iowa, about 32% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $30M.

#12,280
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+3.8%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$30,358,901 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried 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. Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (197 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 184 in the plan year 2023 filing to 197 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $29M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 420712643 · Sears Manufacturing Co. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan · $30M · 197 · 77th

  • VS-ST $30M
  • BOY 197
  • SCH 77th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near It Coalition 401(k) Plan - US Employees
  • TYPE ind #12280

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 Iowa →

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$30M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN420712643
Plan Effective Date1983-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sears Manufacturing Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sears Manufacturing Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$60M 12.197670565665447% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$52M$54M$56M$58M$60M$62M 202220232024 $53.4M $59.9M ▲ +12.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 736 $53M
2023 3 825 $58M
2024 3 708 $60M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.030358901 · Participants: 197Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.579548793 · Participants: 12841The Principal Select Savings PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.375271119 · Participants: 14728The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.306182291 · Participants: 25072Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.1084169 · Participants: 55411The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.720479704 · Participants: 8059Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is It Coalition 401(k) Plan - US Employees in VA ($30M); by covered participants it is Applied Mechanical Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH (197 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (197 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 Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 3.8% during 2024, from $29M to $30M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Sears Manufacturing Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sears Manufacturing Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.2%, from $53M to $60M.
Where does Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan ranks in the 77th 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 Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is It Coalition 401(k) Plan - US Employees in VA ($30M, 1,499 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Applied Mechanical Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH (197 participants, $17M 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 420712643.

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.