401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$18M
Total assets Small plan by assets
330
Participants Below avg headcount
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$54,562
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$18M in assets, 330 participants

Walnut Creek Ford, Inc.'s Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan reported $18M in total assets and 330 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #8,116 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Where Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $18M for 330 participants (~$54,562/participant), down 8.4% in 2022.

#8,116
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-8.4%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$18,005,538 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(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. Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (330 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 680193997 · Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan · $18M · 330 · 76th

  • TYPE $18M
  • TYPE 330
  • TYPE 76th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Harmac Medical Products, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #8116

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN680193997
Plan Effective Date2007-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Walnut Creek Ford, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$24M 31.67647642630839% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$16M$18M$20M$22M$24M$26M 202220232024 $18M $23.7M ▲ +31.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 330 $18M
2023 1 349 $20M
2024 1 354 $24M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.018005538 · Participants: 330Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) 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
Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Harmac Medical Products, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($18M); by covered participants it is Third Coast Bank, Ssb 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX (330 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($18M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (330 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 Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.4% during 2022, from $20M to $18M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Walnut Creek Ford, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.7%, from $18M to $24M.
Where does Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan ranks in the 76th 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 Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Harmac Medical Products, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($18M, 313 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Third Coast Bank, Ssb 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX (330 participants, $16M 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 680193997.

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.