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Original filing (PDF)20251009081245NAL0003414835001
WARE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
WARE INDUSTRIES, INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
401(k) retirement plan
Active participants
310
Accounts w/ balance
338
Plan assets (EOY)
$22.9M
Net assets (EOY)
$22.9M
How this plan invests
This plan
29 securities
funds · stocks · CUSIPs
Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.
Plan health score (directional)
100
/ 100
Grade A
Top-tier plan health
Directional indicator computed from public Form 5500 data — compliance, concentration, cost, vendor stack and participation. Not a fiduciary tool.
Compliance & disclosures
100
Concentration risk
100
Total plan cost
100
Vendor stack
100
Participation health
100
Decision-maker contacts
CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for WARE INDUSTRIES, INC..
Plan sponsor
Name
WARE INDUSTRIES, INC.
EIN
22-2952878
Address
400 METUCHEN ROAD · SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ · 07080
Phone
(908) 757-9000
Industry
Manufacturingsee all
Plan administrator
Same as plan sponsor.
Plan characteristics
Plan number
004
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-01-01
Tax period
2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-09
Pension benefit codes
2A · Age/service weighted or new comparability
2E · Profit-sharing
2F · ERISA section 404(c)
2G · Total participant-directed accounts
2J · 401(k) feature
2K · 401(m) arrangement
2S · Automatic enrollment
2T · Default investment account (QDIA)
3D · Pre-approved plan (master / prototype / VS)
3H · Sponsor in controlled / affiliated group
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
CITRIN COOPRMAN & COMPANY, LLP
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
4 rowsRecordkeeper
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY | — | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | RECORDKEEPER | $55K | — |
Broker
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMA SECURITIES LLC | — | NEW YORK, NY | BROKER/ADVISER | $0 | — |
Other
2| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC | — | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | INVESTMENT MGMT | $9K | — |
| ENVESTNET RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC | — | DENVER, CO | OTHER | $4K | — |
Investments
29 direct securities· $22.9M(100% of reported assets)
Uncategorized
$18.8M
27 holdings
Guaranteed Income / GIC
$3.5M
1 holding
Mutual Funds
$615K
1 holding
| PI | Investment | Type | Shares / units | Cost | Current value | % of plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Large Cap Growth R6 | — | — | — | $4.4M | 19.4% | |
| (at Contract Value) * Empower Investments EI Fixed Account - Series Class III | Guaranteed Income / GIC | — | — | $3.5M | 15.1% | |
| Fidelity 500 Index | — | — | — | $2.5M | 10.7% | |
| Vanguard Equity-Income ADM | — | — | — | $1.9M | 8.4% | |
| DFA Large Cap International I | — | — | — | $1.4M | 6.3% | |
| Federated Hermes Federated Hermes Total Return Bond R6 | — | — | — | $1.4M | 6.2% | |
| Vanguard Balanced Index ADM | — | — | — | $972K | 4.2% | |
| Fidelity Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth R6 | — | — | — | $940K | 4.1% | |
| Fidelity Franklin Small Cap Value R6 | — | — | — | $736K | 3.2% | |
| Blackrock 20/80 Target Allocation K | — | — | — | $687K | 3.0% | |
| Fixed Account Loans Plan Participants Notes receivable from participants (interest rates: 3.25% to $- | — | — | — | $664K | 2.9% | |
| American Century American Century Mid Cap Value R6 | Mutual Funds | — | — | $615K | 2.7% | |
| Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond IDX | — | — | — | $527K | 2.3% | |
| American Funds American Funds New Perspective R6 | — | — | — | $475K | 2.1% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2035 Investor | — | — | — | $342K | 1.5% | |
| Vanguard Explorer ADM | — | — | — | $342K | 1.5% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2030 Investor | — | — | — | $327K | 1.4% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2045 Investor | — | — | — | $190K | 0.8% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2020 Investor ** 798 Fidelity Freedom Index 2025 Investor | — | — | — | $157K | 0.7% | |
| Fidelity Small Cap Index | — | — | — | $151K | 0.7% | |
| Vanguard International Growth ADM | — | — | — | $140K | 0.6% | |
| Fidelity Mid Cap Index | — | — | — | $110K | 0.5% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2040 Investor | — | — | — | $96K | 0.4% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2050 Investor | — | — | — | $94K | 0.4% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2055 Investor | — | — | — | $75K | 0.3% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2060 Investor | — | — | — | $61K | 0.3% | |
| Blackrock 60/40 Target Allocation K | — | — | — | $29K | 0.1% | |
| Blackrock 80/20 Target Allocation K | — | — | — | $14K | <0.1% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2065 Investor | — | — | — | $10K | <0.1% |
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