401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Below avg plan size
454
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,331
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Esp Associates, Inc. · South Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$25M in assets, 454 participants

Esp Associates, Inc.'s Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $25M in total assets and 454 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #17,482 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits by assets

Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $25M for 454 participants (~$55,331/participant), down 16.4% in 2022.

#17,482
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-16.4%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,120,253 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (454 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 560599737 · Esp Associates, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $25M · 454 · 81st

  • PART $25M
  • TYPE 454
  • NET 81st
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Aleron 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #17482

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in South Carolina →

Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN560599737
Plan Effective Date1986-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Esp Associates, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Esp Associates, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 67.78061908850998% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $25.1M $42.2M ▲ +67.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 454 $25M
2023 1 557 $36M
2024 1 606 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025120253 · Participants: 454Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.615828322 · Participants: 13708Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.219673264 · Participants: 7829The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.214442524 · Participants: 9714Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanThe Milliken Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.154082573 · Participants: 6185The Milliken Retirement PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.085276125 · Participants: 11881Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan
Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Aleron 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in NY ($25M); by covered participants it is Shoney's of Knoxville, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TN (454 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (454 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 Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan declined sharply - down 16.4% during 2022, from $30M to $25M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Esp Associates, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Esp Associates, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 67.8%, from $25M to $42M.
Where does Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 81st 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Aleron 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in NY ($25M, 5,707 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Esp Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shoney's of Knoxville, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TN (454 participants, $6M 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 560599737.

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.