How big is Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc.'s plan?

Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc.'s plan reported $20.7M in assets and 132 participants for 2023.

Original filing (PDF)20250130135314NAL0001950146001

Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc.

Name: Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc. — Kaufman Engineere, Form 5500 (2023)
Creator: Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc.
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Form 5500

FILING_RECEIVED

Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust

401(k) retirement plan · Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc.'s Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust held $20.7M in plan assets for 132 participants in 2023, with Empower as recordkeeper.

Signals · 1

Corrective distributions issued

Active participants

132

Accounts w/ balance

157

Plan assets (EOY)

$20.7M

Net assets (EOY)

$20.7M

Plan identifiers

Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc.'s EIN is 34-4476817.

EIN 34-4476817

Plan number 001

Plan year 2023

ACK ID 20250130135314NAL0001950146001

Official Form 5500 document

Download the official 2023 Form 5500 (PDF) for Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc. from the U.S. Department of Labor's EFAST2 system.

Download the official 2023 Form 5500 (PDF)

Plan features

Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc.'s plan includes profit-sharing, ERISA 404(c) participant direction, a 401(k) feature, automatic enrollment, a default investment (QDIA).

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How this plan invests

This plan

34 securities

funds · stocks · CUSIPs

Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.

Plan health score

Above-average plan

Directional indicator from public Form 5500 data — compliance & integrity, total plan cost, participant health and vendor stack, benchmarked against same-size peers. Not a fiduciary tool.

Compliance & integrity

Total plan cost

Plan health

Vendor & structure

100

Knocking points off

Corrective distributions issued (likely failed ADP/ACP testing).
Total administrative cost in the bottom quartile of peers (22nd percentile).

Helping the score

High average account balance (86th percentile).

Plan sponsor

Name

KAUFMAN ENGINEERED SYSTEMS, INC.

EIN

all filings

Address

1260 WATERVILLE-MONCLOVA RD · WATERVILLE, OH · 43566

Phone

(419) 878-9727

Industry

Manufacturing

Plan administrator

Same as plan sponsor.

Plan characteristics

Plan number

001

Plan year

2023

Plan year begin

2023-10-01

Tax period

2024-09-30

Filed

2025-01-30

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)

Service providers (Schedule C)

5 rows

Recordkeeper

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	—	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	INVESTMENT MGMT	$36K	—
EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY	—	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	RECORDKEEPER	$13K	—

Advisor / Consultant

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp

Investments

34 direct securities· $20.3M(98% of reported assets)

Mutual Funds

$17.1M

26 holdings

Other securities

$1.6M

5 holdings

Common Stocks

$776K

1 holding

Common Collective Trusts

$599K

1 holding

Bonds / Notes

$166K

1 holding

					% of plan
s: Vanguard 500 Index Admiral -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$3.8M	18.3%
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$2.9M	14.2%
Fidelity International Index Premium -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$1.2M	6.0%
American Funds New Perspective R6 -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$1.2M	5.9%
Vanguard Small Cap Index ADM -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$1.2M	5.8%
Vanguard Equity-Income ADM -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$906K	4.4%
DFA Inflation-Protected Securities I -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$780K	3.8%
( a ) ( b ) ( c ) ( d ) ( e ) * Guaranteed interest fund Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America -	Common Stocks	—	—	$776K	3.8%
American Funds Amcap R6 -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$686K	3.3%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$628K	3.0%
DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity I -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$602K	2.9%
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund - Admiral -	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$599K	2.9%
Columbia High Yield Bond Y -	Other securities	—	—	$580K	2.8%
American Funds American Balanced R6 -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$512K	2.5%
Principal Midcap Value -	Other securities	—	—	$442K	2.1%
Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate Growth -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$430K	2.1%
Brandywine Global-Global Opps Bond -	Other securities	—	—	$423K	2.0%
MFS International Growth -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$382K	1.8%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Admiral -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$364K	1.8%
DFA Real Estate Securities I -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$361K	1.7%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$353K	1.7%
DFA US Targeted Value I -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$245K	1.2%
Participant loans Participant loans bearing interest between 4.25% and 9.50% -	Bonds / Notes	—	—	$166K	0.8%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$163K	0.8%
Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund -	Other securities	—	—	$132K	0.6%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$94K	0.5%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$88K	0.4%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$69K	0.3%
VanguardTarget Retirement 2055 Inv -	Other securities	—	—	$65K	0.3%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2065 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$42K	0.2%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$30K	0.1%
Vanguard Lifestrategy Growth Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$22K	0.1%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$8K	<0.1%
Vanguard Target Retirement 2070 Inv -	Mutual Funds	—	—	$4K	<0.1%