401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
ESSENDANT 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $372M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 3,303
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $112,487
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Essendant 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by ESSENDANT · Illinois · Wholesale Trade
$372M in assets, 3,303 participants
ESSENDANT's Essendant 401(k) Savings Plan reported $372M in total assets and 3,303 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- #6,727 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Essendant 401(k) Savings Plan covers 3,303 participants in Illinois, 4.2x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $372M.
- #6,727
- in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
- -21.0%
- assets change YoY
- 3.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $99M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Essendant 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Essendant 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$371,545,847 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Essendant 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. Essendant 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (3,303 participants).
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 362431718 · ESSENDANT PY 2022 · 401(k)
Essendant 401(k) Savings Plan · $372M · 3,303 · 97th
- TYPE $372M
- TYPE 3,303
- TYPE 97th
- TYPE 401(k)
- TYPE near Schindler Elevator Corporation Savings and Investment Plan
- TYPE ind #6727
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 Illinois →
Essendant 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $471M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $372M |
| Net Income | -$99M |
| Employer EIN | 362431718 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1992-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (ESSENDANT)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All ESSENDANT plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $535M 2.9464882873080485% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 4,642 | $519M |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,884 | $540M |
| 2024 | 3 | 4,027 | $535M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $14.7B · 53,616
- Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan $14.3B · 66,653
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $13.3B · 36,136
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $11.8B · 13,437
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $11.7B · 238,072
Essendant 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Schindler Elevator Corporation Savings and Investment Plan in NJ ($372M); by covered participants it is Jfc America 401(k) Plan in CO (3,303 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($372M here).
- Schindler Elevator Corporation Savings and Investment Plan (NJ) $372M · 2,312
- Trugreen Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan (TN) $371M · 9,562
- Balfour Beatty Construction Group 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan (TX) $371M · 1,772
- The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II (MA) $372M · 2,165
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,303 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Jfc America 401(k) Plan (CO) 3,303 · 0 off
- Health Carousel LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (OH) 3,302 · 1 off
- Drybar Holdings LLC 401(k) Plan (CA) 3,304 · 1 off
- P & M Holding Group, LLP & Affiliated Entities Tax Savings Plan (MI) 3,304 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.