401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
527
Participants Below avg headcount
65th
Percentile by assets National rank
$18,903
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Ernie Ball, Inc. · California · Other Services

$10M in assets, 527 participants

Ernie Ball, Inc.'s Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $10M in total assets and 527 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 65th 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.

  • #6,699 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Ernie Ball, Inc. multi-year trail

Ernie Ball, Inc.'s plans moved +31.7% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan at $10M / 527 participants.

#6,699
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-11.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Other Services and all filers

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

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

$9,961,685 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Ernie Ball, 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. Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (527 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 952378345 · Ernie Ball, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $10M · 527 · 65th

  • EOY $10M
  • EOY 527
  • EOY 65th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Inductotherm Corp 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #6699

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Ernie Ball, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ernie Ball, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13M 31.712546622383663% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9M$10M$11M$12M$13M$14M 202220232024 $9.96M $13.1M ▲ +31.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 527 $10M
2023 1 530 $12M
2024 1 532 $13M

Ernie Ball, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN952378345
Plan Effective Date2004-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009961685 · Participants: 527Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Inductotherm Corp 401(k) Plan in NJ ($10M); by covered participants it is Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WI (527 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (527 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 Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.0% during 2022, from $11M to $10M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Ernie Ball, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ernie Ball, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.7%, from $10M to $13M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Inductotherm Corp 401(k) Plan in NJ ($10M, 254 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ernie Ball, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WI (527 participants, $55M 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 952378345.

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.