401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$298M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,371
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$217,493
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Watlow Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$298M in assets, 1,371 participants

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's Watlow Group 401(k) Plan reported $298M in total assets and 1,371 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #16,603 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Watlow Group 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $298M for 1,371 participants (~$217,493/participant), up 7.5% in 2024.

#16,603
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+7.5%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$298,183,065 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Watlow Group 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. Watlow Group 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,371 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Watlow Group 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $15M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Watlow Group 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,792 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,371 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Watlow Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $277M in the plan year 2023 filing to $298M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 430574450 · Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan · $298M · 1,371 · 96th

  • EOY $298M
  • EOY 1,371
  • EOY 96th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Life Care Centers of America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #16603

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 Missouri →

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kpc Global 401(k) Plan$298MWatlow Group 401(k) Plan$298MLife Care Centers of America, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanLife Care Centers of America…$298MSierra-Cedar Companies, LLC 401(k) PlanSierra-Cedar Companies, LLC …$298MUnited Therapeutics Corporation Employees' Retirement PlanUnited Therapeutics Corporat…$298M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Watlow Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$277M
Net Assets (End of Year)$298M
Net Income$21M
Employer EIN430574450
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$391M 1.7874781700866453% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$380M$390M$400M$410M$420M 202220232024 $398M $391M ▼ -1.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,272 $398M
2023 2 2,257 $414M
2024 2 1,741 $391M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Watlow Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.298183065 · Participants: 1371Watlow Group 401(k) PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.368282167 · Participants: 47254Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.811159993 · Participants: 19357Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEmerson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.357409447 · Participants: 8315Emerson Savings PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.521110634 · Participants: 72024Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.716699086 · Participants: 53760Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan
Watlow Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Watlow Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Watlow Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Life Care Centers of America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in TN ($298M); by covered participants it is 403(b) Plan for Employees of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois in IL (1,371 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($298M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,371 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 Watlow Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Watlow Group 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.5% during 2024, from $277M to $298M. Reported net income was $21M.
How have Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.8%, from $398M to $391M.
Where does Watlow Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Watlow Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Watlow Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Life Care Centers of America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in TN ($298M, 22,871 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Watlow Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is 403(b) Plan for Employees of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois in IL (1,371 participants, $28M 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 430574450.

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.