Sears Manufacturing 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingSears Manufacturing Co. Uaw 401(k) Plan · Plan 005 · EIN 42-0712643Updated Oct 2026

What Sears Manufacturing's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $515K in employer contributions, about $919 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$26,135
Average account balance
570
Participants (end of year)
$14.6M
Plan assets (end of year)
<0.01%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperFidelity Investments InstitutionalSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBt&Co., P.A. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗
Late participant contributionsReported on the filingSchedule H ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,612 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 500 to 999 participants.

Sears Manufacturing: employer contribution per participant$919
Peer median$2,038
Sears Manufacturing: average balance$26,135
Peer median$72,907
Sears Manufacturing: admin expenses ÷ assets<0.01%
Peer median0.20%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $14.8M at the end of plan year 2021 to $14.6M at the end of plan year 2024.

$14.8M2021$12.6M2022$14.1M2023$14.6M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Sears Manufacturing plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024570$14.6M$515K$919<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023569$14.1M$483K$970<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022688$12.6M$395K$778<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021606$14.8M$298K$618<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Sears Manufacturing plans (2)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Sears Manufacturing Co. Salaried Retirement Plan

Plan 004 · EIN 42-0712643 · plan year 2024 filing
$139,261
Average account balance
219
Participants (end of year)
$30.4M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.00%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperFidelity Investments InstitutionalSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBt&Co., P.A. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Sears Manufacturing Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan

Plan 002 · EIN 42-0712643 · plan year 2024 filing
$36,258
Average account balance
411
Participants (end of year)
$14.9M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.76%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorBt&Co., P.A. (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Sears Manufacturing match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Sears Manufacturing Co. Uaw 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $515K in employer contributions, about $919 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Sears Manufacturing 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Sears Manufacturing Co. Uaw 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Sears Manufacturing 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is Sears Manufacturing Co..

I left Sears Manufacturing. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Sears Manufacturing Co., (563) 383-2800) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The Sears Manufacturing old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Sears Manufacturing 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Sears Manufacturing filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Sears Manufacturing. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology