Retirement plan

AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN

AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCORPORATEDEIN 36-0730380Plan #026PY 2024
111 S WACKER DR, SUITE 4400 - CHICAGO, IL 60606312-645-1700amsted.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesmechanical or industrial engineering
Prospect flagsHigh retiree %High cash

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(312) 645-1700
Plan administrator signer
WAYNE LUCE
Signed 07/11/2025

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$147.2M
+10.4% from 2017
Total participants
2,099
+35.3% from 2017
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
15.51%
+0.90 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry33 - Manufacturing
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants250-999
Cohort189 peers
Snapshot2024
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $0
Employer contribution / active EE
$9,840
median $8,372
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
Admin fee / account holder
$0
Annual return
15.51%
median 2.36%
Overall peer rank
62nd percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2016 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$147.24M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$70K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
1,800
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$2.94M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$10K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+15.51%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 4 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 11 · EIN 53-0181291
Actuarial
$684,974
Service code 21 · EIN 31-0854434
Bank Trustee
$69,923
CROWE LLP7 years
Service code 10 · EIN 35-0921680
Accounting
$35,425
BLACKROCK7 years
Service code 28
400 HOWARD STREET · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
Investment Management
$5,835

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

CYNTHIA M BROWN

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC
Enrollment #2307656
233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1800
CHICAGO, IL 60606
(312) 288-7700
Signed 2025-07-03

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed March 29, 2006 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1B1I
Plan features
  • 1B
    Benefits are primarily flat dollar
    Benefits are primarily a flat dollar amount (including a dollar amount per year of service).
  • 1I
    Frozen plan
    As of the last day of the plan year the plan provides that no participant will get any new benefit accrual whether because of service or compensation.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped
  • OpportunityHigh cash

    More than 10% of assets are held in cash - possible menu-design or default-fund problem.

  • InformationalHigh retiree %

    Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$2.0M
$6757 / participant
  • Trustee / custodial$70K3.5%
  • Investment mgmt$248K12.3%
  • Actuarial$443K21.9%
  • Other / not subdivided$1M62.3%
% of EOY assets
1.372%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
3 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
CROWE LLP
Auditor EIN
350921680
Audit fees
$35,425
Opinion code
Unqualified