How big is Archer Wire International Corp.'s plan?

Archer Wire International Corp.'s plan reported $11.1M in assets and 216 participants for 2023.

Original filing (PDF)20250616083938NAL0001348704001

Archer Wire International Corp.

Name: Archer Wire International Corp. — AACE Employee, Form 5500 (2023)
Creator: Archer Wire International Corp.
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Form 5500

FILING_RECEIVED

AACE Employee Savings Plan

401(k) retirement plan · Archer Wire International Corp.'s AACE Employee Savings Plan held $11.1M in plan assets for 216 participants in 2023, with Merrill (Bank of America) as recordkeeper.

Signals · 2

19% employer stockCorrective distributions issued

Active participants

216

Accounts w/ balance

129

Plan assets (EOY)

$11.1M

Net assets (EOY)

$11.1M

People on this filing

Ted Pasquinelli signed Archer Wire International Corp.'s 2023 Form 5500 as plan administrator.

Ted Pasquinelli — Plan Administrator — Form 5500 signer

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Plan identifiers

Archer Wire International Corp.'s EIN is 36-2486967.

EIN 36-2486967

Plan number 003

Plan year 2023

ACK ID 20250616083938NAL0001348704001

Official Form 5500 document

Download the official 2023 Form 5500 (PDF) for Archer Wire International Corp. from the U.S. Department of Labor's EFAST2 system.

Download the official 2023 Form 5500 (PDF)

Plan features

Archer Wire International Corp.'s plan includes profit-sharing, ERISA 404(c) participant direction, a 401(k) feature, a self-directed brokerage window, a default investment (QDIA).

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How this plan invests

This plan

1 pooled trust

Schedule D

33 securities

funds · stocks · CUSIPs

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

Plan health score

Average plan with room to improve

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).
Low account-holder ratio — balance-holders per active participant in the bottom quartile of peers (7th percentile).
Bottom-decile employer contributions per participant (10th percentile).

Plan sponsor

Name

ARCHER WIRE INTERNATIONAL CORP.

EIN

all filings

Address

7300 S. NARRAGANSETT · BEDFORD PARK, IL · 60638

Phone

(708) 563-1700

Industry

Manufacturing

Plan administrator

Same as plan sponsor.

Plan characteristics

Plan number

003

Plan year

2023

Plan year begin

2023-09-01

Tax period

2024-08-31

Filed

2025-06-16

Pension benefit codes

2E · Profit-sharing

2F · ERISA section 404(c)

2G · Total participant-directed accounts

2J · 401(k) feature

2K · 401(m) arrangement

2R · Participant-directed brokerage (SDBA)

2T · Default investment account (QDIA)

3D · Pre-approved plan (master / prototype / VS)

Service providers (Schedule C)

2 rows

Recordkeeper

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH	13-5674085	—	RECORD KEEPER	$845	—

Accountant / Auditor

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
SMITH & CULL	36-3736640	—	ACCOUNTANT	$53K	—

Investments

33 direct securities · 1 pooled fund· $11.6M(100% of reported assets)

Rows tagged as a trust or pooled fund hold many underlying securities. Click one to drill into its own Schedule of Assets — where the individual funds, shares, and CUSIPs live.

Other securities

$7.1M

20 holdings

Common Stocks

$2.1M

4 holdings

Mutual Funds

$1.2M

6 holdings

Common Collective Trust

$575K

1 holding

Stable Value

$575K

2 holdings

Cash / Money Market

$10K

1 holding

					% of plan
BLACKROCK EQ DIVIDEND A GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$1.5M	$1.5M	13.9%
DELAWARE INVST DIV INC CL A GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Stocks	—	$1.6M	$1.5M	13.3%
BLACKROCK IMPACT MORTG FD A GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$1.4M	$1.3M	11.4%
THORNBURG INTRNL EQUITY R4 GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$977K	$1.1M	10.2%
INVESCO OPPNHMR INTL GRTH A GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$1.1M	$1.1M	10.0%
CLEARBRIDGE LARGE CAP GR A GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$835K	$1.1M	9.7%
VICTORY SYCAMORE EST VAL FD GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$619K	$836K	7.5%
PUTNAM STABLE VALUE FUND CLASS 75 PUTNAM FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY · EIN 04-3159710 / PN 202	Common Collective Trust	—	—	$575K	5.2%
DELAWARE SM CAP VAL FD CL A GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Stocks	—	$422K	$557K	5.0%
DELAWARE IVY MID CAP GRTH Y GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$459K	$479K	4.3%
PUTNAM STABLE VALUE FUND 75 COMMON / COLLECTIVE TRUSTS	Stable Value	—	$445K	$445K	4.0%
FEDERATED HERMES MD SM CP A GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$271K	$332K	3.0%
LOAN FUND LOANS	Other securities	—	$164K	$164K	1.5%
ACCRUED INCOME ACCRUED INCOME 85 PUTNAM STABLE VALUE FD 75 GM COMMON / COLLECTIVE TRUSTS	Stable Value	—	$130K	$130K	1.2%
CLEARBRIDGE LARGE CAP GRTH A MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$86K	$96K	0.9%
DELAWARE INVSTMNT DIV INC CL A MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Stocks	—	$65K	$62K	0.6%
JANUS HENDERSON BALANCED A MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$38K	$44K	0.4%
SELF-DIRECT ACCT OTHER ASSETS	Other securities	—	$40K	$40K	0.4%
BLACKROCK EQ DIVIDEND A MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$35K	$37K	0.3%
BNY MELLON OPP MIDCAP VAL FD A MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$32K	$33K	0.3%
THORNBURG INTERNATIONAL EQ R4 MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$26K	$27K	0.2%
BLACKROCK IMPACT MORTGAGE FD A MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$25K	$24K	0.2%
INVESCO OPPNHMR INTL GROWTH A MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$21K	$22K	0.2%
INVESCO MAIN STRT SML CP FD A MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$17K	$20K	0.2%
DELAWARE SM CAP VALUE FD CL A MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Stocks	—	$20K	$20K	0.2%
INVESCO DEVELOPING MKTS FD A MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$19K	$20K	0.2%
FEDERATED HERMES MDT SML CAP A MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$13K	$16K	0.1%
VICTORY SYCAMORE EST VAL FD A MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$13K	$16K	0.1%
BLACKROCK GLOBAL ALLOC A MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$13K	$13K	0.1%
DELAWARE IVY MID CAP GRTH FD Y MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$11K	$11K	0.1%
BLF FEDFUND MONEY MARKET	Cash / Money Market	—	$10K	$10K	<0.1%
FRANKLIN RISING DIVIDENDS CL A MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$6K	$7K	<0.1%
THE OAKMARK INTL FD INV MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$4K	$4K	<0.1%
SELF-DIRECT ACCT OTHER ASSETS	Other securities	—	$2K	$2K	<0.1%