401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
329
Participants Below avg headcount
59th
Percentile by assets National rank
$34,809
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ward Manufacturing, LLC · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$11M in assets, 329 participants

Ward Manufacturing, LLC's Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $11M in total assets and 329 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 59th 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.

  • #8,040 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 329 participants in Pennsylvania, about 40% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#8,040
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+1.2%
assets growth YoY

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,452,277 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) 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. Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (329 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $223K in the plan year 2023 filing to $281K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 319 in the plan year 2023 filing to 329 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 711042639 · Ward Manufacturing, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan · $11M · 329 · 59th

  • RANK $11M
  • PHOTO 329
  • IND 59th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Griffis Blessing, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #8040

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 →

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income$281K
Employer EIN711042639
Plan Effective Date1998-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ward Manufacturing, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ward Manufacturing, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$29M 17.26785012127649% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $35.6M $29.5M ▼ -17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 544 $36M
2023 3 529 $36M
2024 3 547 $29M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.011452277 · Participants: 329Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) 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
Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Griffis Blessing, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($11M); by covered participants it is Irg 401(k) Plan in WA (329 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (329 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 Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan edged up modestly - up 1.2% during 2024, from $11M to $11M. Reported net income was $281K.
How have Ward Manufacturing, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ward Manufacturing, LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 17.3%, from $36M to $29M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Griffis Blessing, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($11M, 341 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ward Manufacturing, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Irg 401(k) Plan in WA (329 participants, N/A 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 711042639.

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.