401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

O'brien Steel Service Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
351
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$58,011
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: O'brien Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by O'brien Steel Service Co. · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$20M in assets, 351 participants

O'brien Steel Service Co.'s O'brien Group 401(k) Plan reported $20M in total assets and 351 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #5,144 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan covers 351 participants in Illinois, about 45% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#5,144
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-12.7%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,361,767 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

O'brien Group 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. O'brien Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (351 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 370991960 · O'brien Steel Service Co. PY 2022 · 401(k)

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan · $20M · 351 · 78th

  • SCH $20M
  • EBSA 351
  • PART 78th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near La Follette, Johnson, De Haas, Fesler & Ames 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #5144

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 Illinois →

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among O'brien Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN370991960
Plan Effective Date1984-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (O'brien Steel Service Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All O'brien Steel Service Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$26M 27.168732458239013% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$18M$20M$22M$24M$26M$28M 202220232024 $20.4M $25.9M ▲ +27.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 351 $20M
2023 1 409 $24M
2024 1 424 $26M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants O'brien Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020361767 · Participants: 351O'brien Group 401(k) PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
O'brien Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare O'brien Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is La Follette, Johnson, De Haas, Fesler & Ames 401(k) Plan in CA ($20M); by covered participants it is Natrol 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (351 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (351 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 O'brien Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
O'brien Group 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.7% during 2022, from $23M to $20M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have O'brien Steel Service Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), O'brien Steel Service Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.2%, from $20M to $26M.
Where does O'brien Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
O'brien Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 78th 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 O'brien Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is La Follette, Johnson, De Haas, Fesler & Ames 401(k) Plan in CA ($20M, 122 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to O'brien Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Natrol 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (351 participants, N/A 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 370991960.

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.