401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

General Shale Brick, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
448
Participants Below avg headcount
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$36,896
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by General Shale Brick, Inc. · Tennessee · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 448 participants

General Shale Brick, Inc.'s General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan reported $17M in total assets and 448 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #13,200 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan covers 448 participants in Tennessee, about 40% of the average Tennessee filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#13,200
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-10.4%
assets change YoY

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.

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,529,292 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

General Shale Smart Savings 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. General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (448 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 200454569 · General Shale Brick, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan · $17M · 448 · 74th

  • 5500 $17M
  • 5500 448
  • 5500 74th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Bogle Vineyards Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 5500 ind #13200

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN200454569
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Shale Brick, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Shale Brick, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$180M 19.226113144859067% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$150M$160M$170M$180M$190M 202220232024 $151M $180M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 884 $151M
2023 3 1,750 $168M
2024 3 1,928 $180M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Tennessee

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

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016529292 · Participants: 448General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) PlanFedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.031401128 · Participants: 220835Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings PlanHca 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.669830548 · Participants: 280576Hca 401(k) PlanInternational Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.178827147 · Participants: 11839International Paper Company Salaried Savings PlanFederal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.035859621 · Participants: 5305Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings PlanChs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.015461486 · Participants: 62485Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Tennessee, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bogle Vineyards Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($17M); by covered participants it is The Clearing House Incentive Account Plan in NY (448 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (448 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 General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.4% during 2022, from $18M to $17M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have General Shale Brick, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Shale Brick, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $151M to $180M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bogle Vineyards Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($17M, 305 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Clearing House Incentive Account Plan in NY (448 participants, $121M 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 200454569.

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.