ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bwe, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
47
Participants Small participant base
44th
Percentile by assets National rank
$77,840
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Bwe, Inc. · California · Professional & Technical Services

$4M in assets, 47 participants

Bwe, Inc.'s Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $4M in total assets and 47 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 44th 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.

  • #8,994 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Bwe, Inc. multi-year trail

Bwe, Inc.'s plans moved -13.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $4M / 47 participants.

#8,994
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-6.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $243K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,658,480 44th percentile higher than 44% 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

Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (47 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 952762943 · Bwe, Inc. PY 2022 · ESOP

Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $4M · 47 · 44th

  • EOY $4M
  • EOY 47
  • EOY 44th
  • EOY ESOP
  • EOY near Flocknote Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EOY ind #8994

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 →

Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Bwe, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bwe, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 13.392720474076667% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3M$3.2M$3.4M$3.6M$3.8M 202220232024 $3.66M $3.17M ▼ -13.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 47 $4M
2023 1 43 $4M
2024 1 40 $3M

Bwe, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$243K
Employer EIN952762943
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

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

Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00365848 · Participants: 47Bwe, Inc. 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
Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants

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

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Flocknote Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX ($4M); by covered participants it is Turn-Key Tunneling, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (47 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (47 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 Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022?
Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.2% during 2022, from $4M to $4M. Reported net income was -$243K.
How have Bwe, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bwe, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 13.4%, from $4M to $3M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Flocknote Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX ($4M, 35 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bwe, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Turn-Key Tunneling, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (47 participants, $7M in assets).