ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc. ESOP
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $350M
- Total assets
- 969
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $361,399
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc. · California · Retail Trade
$350M in assets, 969 participants
Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc.'s Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $350M in total assets and 969 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #9,368 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
Where Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets
Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $350M for 969 participants (~$361,399/participant), down 27.0% in 2022.
- $350M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 969
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $361,399
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $76M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan outranks 97% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 3.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $479M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | -$21M |
| Net Income | -$76M |
| Employer EIN | 843579835 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2019-11-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,706 | $609M |
| 2023 | 1 | 956 | $495M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,140 | $415M |
Nearby ESOP Plans in California
Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
- Parsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan $2.9B · 7,804
- Acco Employee Stock Ownership Plan $1.2B · 1,318
- Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $995M · 1,488
- Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan $462M · 3,560
- Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $456M · 70
Similar-Sized ESOP Plans Nationally
ESOP plans in other states closest to Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Betenbough Companies Employee Stock Ownership Plan (TX) $349M · 332
- Lja Engineering ESOP (TX) $353M · 1,298
- Arco DB Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (MO) $353M · 432
- Rli Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (IL) $342M · 826
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- Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have declined 31.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans