401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Bureau of Shipping 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$253M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,221
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$207,012
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Abs 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by American Bureau of Shipping · Texas · Professional & Technical Services

$253M in assets, 1,221 participants

American Bureau of Shipping's Abs 401(k) Savings Plan reported $253M in total assets and 1,221 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #20,993 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Abs 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Abs 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $253M for 1,221 participants (~$207,012/participant), down 20.9% in 2022.

#20,993
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-20.9%
assets change YoY
2.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $67M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Abs 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Abs 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$252,761,895 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Abs 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Abs 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,221 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 134921556 · American Bureau of Shipping PY 2022 · 401(k)

Abs 401(k) Savings Plan · $253M · 1,221 · 96th

  • RANK $253M
  • RANK 1,221
  • RANK 96th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Clark Hill PLC Salary Deferral Plan
  • RANK ind #20993

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Abs 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$319M
Net Assets (End of Year)$253M
Net Income-$67M
Employer EIN134921556
Plan Effective Date1993-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Bureau of Shipping)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Bureau of Shipping plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$771M 21.547149432406773% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $635M $771M ▲ +21.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,081 $635M
2023 2 2,123 $753M
2024 2 2,125 $771M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Abs 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Abs 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.252761895 · Participants: 1221Abs 401(k) Savings PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 37.578871 · Participants: 144503AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.266 · Participants: 23619Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.794958016 · Participants: 38538Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.806443202 · Participants: 85577American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.969059 · Participants: 47532Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Abs 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Abs 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Abs 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Clark Hill PLC Salary Deferral Plan in MI ($253M); by covered participants it is 9w Halo Opco L.P. Retirement Savings Plan F/K/a Angelica Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in IL (1,221 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($253M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,221 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 Abs 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Abs 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 20.9% during 2022, from $319M to $253M. Reported net income was -$67M.
How have American Bureau of Shipping plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Bureau of Shipping's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $635M to $771M.
Where does Abs 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Abs 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Abs 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Clark Hill PLC Salary Deferral Plan in MI ($253M, 852 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Abs 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is 9w Halo Opco L.P. Retirement Savings Plan F/K/a Angelica Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in IL (1,221 participants, $20M 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 134921556.

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.