401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Adhesives Research, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$41M
Total assets Below avg plan size
270
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$152,278
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan · Sponsored by Adhesives Research, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$41M in assets, 270 participants

Adhesives Research, Inc.'s Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan reported $41M in total assets and 270 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #13,243 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan covers 270 participants in Pennsylvania, about 33% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $41M.

#13,243
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+9.3%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$41,115,096 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred 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. Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (270 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan reported participants rose from 242 in the plan year 2023 filing to 270 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $38M in the plan year 2023 filing to $41M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 231603865 · Adhesives Research, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan · $41M · 270 · 82nd

  • PCT $41M
  • PCT 270
  • PCT 82nd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Batteries Plus, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #13243

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 Pennsylvania →

Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$41M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN231603865
Plan Effective Date1999-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Adhesives Research, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Adhesives Research, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$55M 6.265953363275361% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$51M$52M$53M$54M$55M$56M 202220232024 $51.6M $54.9M ▲ +6.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 500 $52M
2023 2 504 $55M
2024 2 574 $55M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.041115096 · Participants: 270Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.687957793 · Participants: 90495Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanThe Cigna Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.20308608 · Participants: 63634The Cigna Group 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.084818612 · Participants: 18066The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.263366209 · Participants: 36150Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.189629 · Participants: 54604The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan
Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Batteries Plus, LLC 401(k) Plan in WI ($41M); by covered participants it is Frac Shack America 401(k) Retirement Plan in CO (270 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (270 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 Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.3% during 2024, from $38M to $41M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Adhesives Research, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Adhesives Research, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 6.3%, from $52M to $55M.
Where does Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Batteries Plus, LLC 401(k) Plan in WI ($41M, 1,034 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Adhesives Research, Inc. Deferred Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Frac Shack America 401(k) Retirement Plan in CO (270 participants, $648K 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 231603865.

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.