401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sterling Paper Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
82
Participants Small participant base
66th
Percentile by assets National rank
$129,113
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Paper Company · Ohio · Wholesale Trade

$11M in assets, 82 participants

Sterling Paper Company's Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan reported $11M in total assets and 82 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 66th 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.

  • #4,031 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Sterling Paper Company multi-year trail

Sterling Paper Company's plans moved +20.1% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan at $11M / 82 participants.

#4,031
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-10.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Wholesale Trade and all filers

Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,587,275 Top 34% higher than 66% 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

Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan is a small filing (82 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 314317038 · Sterling Paper Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan · $11M · 82 · 66th

  • EIN $11M
  • RANK 82
  • PHOTO 66th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near 403(b) Thrift Plan of Juneau Youth Services, Inc.
  • 5500 ind #4031

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 Ohio →

Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Sterling Paper Company multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Paper Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$14M 20.08907304442675% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$11M$12M$13M$14M$15M 202220232024 $11.5M $13.8M ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 114 $11M
2023 2 115 $14M
2024 3 139 $14M

Sterling Paper Company filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN314317038
Plan Effective Date1986-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.010587275 · Participants: 82Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is 403(b) Thrift Plan of Juneau Youth Services, Inc. in AK ($11M); by covered participants it is Electrical Production Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MN (82 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (82 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 Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.6% during 2022, from $12M to $11M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Sterling Paper Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Paper Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.1%, from $11M to $14M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 403(b) Thrift Plan of Juneau Youth Services, Inc. in AK ($11M, 50 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sterling Paper, Inc. 401(k) Benefit Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Electrical Production Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MN (82 participants, $5M 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 314317038.

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.