ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

C. E. Niehoff & Co. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$63M
Total assets Below avg plan size
368
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$171,872
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by C. E. Niehoff & Co. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$63M in assets, 368 participants

C. E. Niehoff & Co.'s C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $63M in total assets and 368 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #17,495 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 368 participants in Illinois, about 47% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $63M.

#17,495
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-24.8%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $21M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$63,248,712 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

C. E. Niehoff & Co. 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. C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (368 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 202346619 · C. E. Niehoff & Co. PY 2022 · ESOP

C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $63M · 368 · 90th

  • SCH $63M
  • SCH 368
  • SCH 90th
  • SCH ESOP
  • SCH near Metron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • SCH ind #17495

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 Illinois →

C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Alliance Material Handling Employee Stock Ownership PlanAlliance Material Handling E…$63MC. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership PlanC. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee…$63MMetron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustMetron, Inc. Employee Stock …$63MHarborone Bank Employee Stock Ownership PlanHarborone Bank Employee Stoc…$63MEngeo Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership PlanEngeo Incorporated Employee …$63M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$84M
Net Assets (End of Year)$63M
Net Income-$21M
Employer EIN202346619
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (C. E. Niehoff & Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All C. E. Niehoff & Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$154M 22.036967576876258% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$130M$140M$150M$160M 202220232024 $126M $154M ▲ +22.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 812 $126M
2023 2 722 $146M
2024 2 767 $154M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

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

C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.063248712 · Participants: 368C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.751765578 · Participants: 4361Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanOri 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.70457972 · Participants: 10023Ori 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.163229548 · Participants: 3905Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.970067277 · Participants: 495Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanRli Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.341695997 · Participants: 826Rli Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Metron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in VA ($63M); by covered participants it is Robin Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (368 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (368 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 C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan declined sharply - down 24.8% during 2022, from $84M to $63M. Reported net income was -$21M.
How have C. E. Niehoff & Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), C. E. Niehoff & Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.0%, from $126M to $154M.
Where does C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Metron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in VA ($63M, 260 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to C. E. Niehoff & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Robin Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (368 participants, $66M 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 202346619.

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.