Retirement plan
AMSTED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR BARGAINING EMPLOYEES
AMSTED INDUSTRIES, INC.EIN 36-0730380Plan #080PY 2024
111 S WACKER DR, SUITE 4400 - CHICAGO, IL 60606312-645-1700amsted.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesmechanical or industrial engineering
Other plans on this EIN
4 filingsProspect flagsLow participationLow participant contributionFailed to provide benefit
Filing contacts
From the Form 5500, federal recordPlan administrator signer
WAYNE LUCE
Signed 07/14/2025
Summary metrics
Total assets (EOY)
$69.5M
-10.4% from 2017
Total participants
1,822
-56.0% from 2017
Average account balance
$55,849
+46.6% from 2017
Annual return
23.05%
-1.66 pp from 2017
Benchmarks
Peer group
Industry33 - Manufacturing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort839 peers
Snapshot2024
10
Participant deferral / active EE
$2,300
median $5,861
32
Employer contribution / active EE
$1,998
median $2,943
10
Participation rate
59.4%
median 94.4%
26
Avg account balance
$55,849
median $90,943
54
Admin fee / account holder
$93
median $99
90
Annual return
23.05%
median 14.71%
Overall peer rank
37of 100
37th percentileavg across 6 metrics
Analytics
2016 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$69.53M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$56K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
1,245
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
59.4%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$6.11M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$4K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+23.05%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$93
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
- Mutual / pooled
- Stocks
- Bonds
- Cash
- Real estate
- Loans
Service providers
Top 3 by compensation
| Provider | Service type | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786 | Loan Processing | $97,494 |
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.6 years Service code 27 · EIN 04-2654524 | Advisory (Plan) | $11,082 |
CROWE LLP1 year Service code 10 · EIN 35-0921680 | Accounting | $7,675 |
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 codes2E2F2G2J2K2T
Plan features
- 2EProfit-sharingProfit-sharing plan.
- 2FERISA section 404(c) planThis plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
- 2GTotal participant-directed account planParticipants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
- 2JCode section 401(k) featureCash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
- 2KCode section 401(m) arrangementEmployee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
- 2TDefault investment accountTotal or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
Opportunity flags
3 tripped
- OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
- OpportunityLow participant contribution
Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
- ComplianceFailed to provide benefit
Form 5500 reported that benefits due were not provided when due.
Expense breakdown
Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$116K
$82 / participant
- Recordkeeping$96K82.8%
- Investment mgmt$11K9.5%
- Contract admin$1K1.0%
- Other / not subdivided$8K6.6%
% of EOY assets
0.167%
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
- $7,675
- Opinion code
- Unqualified