ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cathay General Bancorp ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$29M
Total assets Below avg plan size
111
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$259,376
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Cathay General Bancorp · California · Finance & Insurance

$29M in assets, 111 participants

Cathay General Bancorp's Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $29M in total assets and 111 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #6,622 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in California

Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 111 participants in California, about 18% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $29M.

#6,622
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-6.8%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,790,768 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Cathay Bank 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. Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (111 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 954274680 · Cathay General Bancorp PY 2022 · ESOP

Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $29M · 111 · 82nd

  • PHOTO $29M
  • IND 111
  • EOY 82nd
  • 5500 ESOP
  • ASSETS near Mcabee Construction, Inc. ESOP
  • PCT ind #6622

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 California →

Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$29M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN954274680
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cathay General Bancorp)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cathay General Bancorp plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$290M 31.446560290859704% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $221M $290M ▲ +31.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,228 $221M
2023 2 1,217 $259M
2024 2 1,291 $290M

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

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

Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.028790768 · Participants: 111Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership PlanParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.949816013 · Participants: 7804Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.217969943 · Participants: 1318Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.994551911 · Participants: 1488Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRecology Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.462005591 · Participants: 3560Recology Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.455961299 · Participants: 70Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Mcabee Construction, Inc. ESOP in AL ($29M); by covered participants it is Window Technology, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (111 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (111 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 Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.8% during 2022, from $31M to $29M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Cathay General Bancorp plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cathay General Bancorp's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.4%, from $221M to $290M.
Where does Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mcabee Construction, Inc. ESOP in AL ($29M, 83 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Window Technology, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (111 participants, $24M 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 954274680.

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.