ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Boston Brace International, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets
159
Participants Small participant base
50th
Percentile by assets National rank
$29,927
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Boston Brace International, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$5M in assets, 159 participants

Boston Brace International, Inc.'s Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $5M in total assets and 159 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 50th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #6,830 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 159 participants in Massachusetts, about 24% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $5M.

#6,830
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-5.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $164K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$4,758,438 Top 50% higher than 50% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (159 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 043175021 · Boston Brace International, Inc. PY 2022 · ESOP

Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $5M · 159 · 50th

  • BOY $5M
  • BOY 159
  • BOY 50th
  • BOY ESOP
  • BOY near Industrial Spring Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Trust
  • BOY ind #6830

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income-$164K
Employer EIN043175021
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Boston Brace International, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Boston Brace International, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 33.500554275816015% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$16M$18M$20M$22M$24M$26M 202220232024 $17.6M $23.5M ▲ +33.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 312 $18M
2023 2 315 $22M
2024 2 320 $23M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Massachusetts

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500200025003000 -2000200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 4.758438 · Participants: 159Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanConsigli Building Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 495.023943 · Participants: 1315Consigli Building Group Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Gillette Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 380.839397 · Participants: 193The Gillette Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanAbt Associates Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 312.177588 · Participants: 2426Abt Associates Inc. Employees Stock Ownership PlanNew England Biolabs, Inc. Voting Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 272.105333 · Participants: 386New England Biolabs, Inc. Voting Stock Ownership PlanEastern Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 258.836117 · Participants: 1646Eastern Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest ESOP by assets is Industrial Spring Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Trust in MO ($5M); by covered participants it is The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in VA (159 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (159 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.2% during 2022, from $5M to $5M. Reported net income was -$164K.
How have Boston Brace International, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Boston Brace International, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.5%, from $18M to $23M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Industrial Spring Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Trust in MO ($5M, 14 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in VA (159 participants, $3M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 043175021.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.