Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Small Axe Films, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1M
Total assets Small plan by assets
1
Participants Small participant base
28th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Small Axe Films, Inc. · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$1M in assets, 1 participants

Small Axe Films, Inc.'s Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $1M in total assets and 1 participant in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 28th 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.

  • #1,531 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector rank

Within Arts, Entertainment & Recreation, Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks #1,531 of 3,077 2022 filers by assets (2131% of the sector average)-$1M for 1 participant.

#1,531
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-12.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $180K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,303,345 28th percentile higher than 28% 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

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan is a micro filing (1 participant), the leftmost band.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 841658667 · Small Axe Films, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $1M · 1 · 28th

  • PCT $1M
  • PCT 1
  • PCT 28th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Dh Property Holdings, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #1531

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income-$180K
Employer EIN841658667
Plan Effective Date2004-10-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Small Axe Films, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Small Axe Films, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 36.58382272717576% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4M$1.6M$1.8M$2M$2.2M$2.4M 202220232024 $1.64M $2.24M ▲ +36.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3 $2M
2023 2 3 $2M
2024 2 3 $2M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001303345 · Participants: 1Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pension Plan DWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan
Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dh Property Holdings, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NY ($1M); by covered participants it is Teamsters Union Local 970 Pension Plan for Smith Foundry Company in MN (1 participant). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1 participant); 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 Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.1% during 2022, from $1M to $1M. Reported net income was -$180K.
How have Small Axe Films, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Small Axe Films, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.6%, from $2M to $2M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dh Property Holdings, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NY ($1M, 3 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Teamsters Union Local 970 Pension Plan for Smith Foundry Company in MN (1 participant, 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 841658667.

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.