401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Carolina Eastern Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
419
Participants Below avg headcount
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$36,160
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Carolina Eastern Incorporated · South Carolina · Wholesale Trade

$15M in assets, 419 participants

Carolina Eastern Incorporated's Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $15M in total assets and 419 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #4,698 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Carolina Eastern Incorporated multi-year trail

Carolina Eastern Incorporated's plans moved +37.6% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan at $15M / 419 participants.

#4,698
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-17.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,150,904 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) 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. Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (419 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 570551056 · Carolina Eastern Incorporated PY 2022 · 401(k)

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $15M · 419 · 73rd

  • TYPE $15M
  • NET 419
  • BOOK 73rd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near The Groden Center, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • SCH ind #4698

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in South Carolina →

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Carolina Eastern Incorporated multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Carolina Eastern Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 37.58418639574246% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $15.2M $20.9M ▲ +37.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 419 $15M
2023 1 411 $18M
2024 1 406 $21M

Carolina Eastern Incorporated filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN570551056
Plan Effective Date1987-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015150904 · Participants: 419Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) 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
Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Groden Center, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in RI ($15M); by covered participants it is Electro-Mechanical Retirement Plan in VA (419 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (419 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 Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.3% during 2022, from $18M to $15M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Carolina Eastern Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Carolina Eastern Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.6%, from $15M to $21M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Groden Center, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in RI ($15M, 359 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Electro-Mechanical Retirement Plan in VA (419 participants, $31M 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 570551056.

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.