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APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.

Name: APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. — APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST, Form 5500 (2023)
Creator: APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.

Form 5500

FILING_RECEIVED

APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST

401(k) retirement plan

Signals · 1

No recordkeeper disclosed

Active participants

2,218

Accounts w/ balance

3,047

Plan assets (EOY)

$573.0M

Net assets (EOY)

$573.0M

How this plan invests

This plan

12 collective trusts

Schedule D

Individual securities

on each trust's filing

This plan doesn't hold securities directly — it invests through trusts. Click a trust below to drill into its securities.

Plan health score (directional)

/ 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

Total plan cost

100

Vendor stack

Participation health

Decision-maker contacts

CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC..

Plan sponsor

Name

APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.

EIN

85-0276434

Address

4300 SAN MATEO BOULEVARD, NE · SUITE A220 · ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 87110

Phone

(505) 881-8074

Industry

Engineering Services· Professional & Technical Servicessee all

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

2025-07-15

Pension benefit codes

2E · Profit-sharing

2F · ERISA section 404(c)

2G · Total participant-directed accounts

2J · 401(k) feature

2K · 401(m) arrangement

2Q · S-corporation ESOP

2T · Default investment account (QDIA)

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

Service providers (Schedule C)

3 rows

Other

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.	23-1945930	—	NONE	$277K	—
VANGUARD ADVISERS INC.	23-2811930	—	NONE	$53K	—
KPMG LLP	13-5565207	—	NONE	$34K	—

Investments

12 pooled funds· $186.9M(33% 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.

Investment	Type	Current value	% of plan
VFTC TARGET RET 2045 TR II VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY · EIN 90-6083972 / PN 001	Common Collective Trust	$28.2M	4.9%
VFTC TARGET RET 2030 TR II VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY · EIN 90-6083978 / PN 001	Common Collective Trust	$24.6M	4.3%