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Original filing (PDF)20251015115902NAL0009097010001
SYMS CORP.
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
SYMS PENSION PLAN
Defined-benefit pension plan
Signals · 1
~170 bps in Sched C fees
Active participants
0
Accounts w/ balance
—
Plan assets (EOY)
$11.0M
Net assets (EOY)
$11.0M
Plan health score (directional)
82
/ 100
Grade B
Above-average plan
Directional indicator computed from public Form 5500 data — compliance, concentration, cost, vendor stack and participation. Not a fiduciary tool.
Compliance & disclosures
100
Concentration risk
75
Total plan cost
65
Vendor stack
75
Participation health
90
Knocking points off
- 170 bps in Schedule C fees — 488% above peer band of 29 bps.
- Plan is frozen (1I) — no new benefit accrual.
- No active participants reported but plan still holds assets.
Helping the score
- Concentration not scored — Schedule of Assets PDF not yet parsed for this plan.
Decision-maker contacts
CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for SYMS CORP..
Plan sponsor
Name
SYMS CORP.
EIN
22-2465228
Address
C/O STEEL PARTNERS · 590 MADISON AVE FL 32 · NEW YORK, NY · 100222524
Phone
(608) 698-5055
Industry
Retail Tradesee all
Plan administrator
Same as plan sponsor.
Plan characteristics
Plan number
003
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-01-01
Tax period
2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-15
Pension benefit codes
1A · Pay-related DB formula
1H · PBGC-terminated and closed out
1I · Frozen plan — no new benefit accrual
3D · Pre-approved plan (master / prototype / VS)
3H · Sponsor in controlled / affiliated group
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
MICHAEL AVERSANO CPA PC
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
1 rowsRecordkeeper
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEP CONSULTANTS INC | 11-2482296 | — | RECORDKEEPER | $188K | — |
Investments
The Schedule of Assets is filed as a free-form PDF attachment on EFAST2; we parse these offline and coverage is partial (priority is the largest plans by EOY assets). This plan also reports no pooled (Schedule D) interests, so its holdings aren’t hidden on a master-trust filing. The line-item data lives on DOL EFAST2 under the same ACK_ID.
See Methodology > Data linkages for how Form 5500 / Schedule H / Schedule D / Schedule of Assets fit together.
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