401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $868M
- Total assets
- 6,907
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $125,699
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Ace Hardware Corporation · Illinois · Wholesale Trade
$868M in assets, 6,907 participants
Ace Hardware Corporation's Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reported $868M in total assets and 6,907 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #6,790 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan covers 6,907 participants in Illinois, 8.9x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $868M.
- $868M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 6,907
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $125,699
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $190M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reports 6,907 participants - 8.9x that state average ($868M EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $868M |
| Net Income | -$190M |
| Employer EIN | 360700810 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1953-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ace Hardware Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 15,103 | $1.0B |
| 2023 | 3 | 15,415 | $1.2B |
| 2024 | 3 | 16,529 | $1.4B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- 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
Scale composition for Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reports $868M in end-of-year assets across 6,907 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $125,699 per participant (91% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$190M.
This plan identity (EIN 360700810, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $868M to $1.2B (+32.7%) while covered participants moved from 6,907 to 6,697 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,907 | $868M | This page |
| 2023 | 6,632 | $1.0B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 6,697 | $1.2B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan (401(k), $1.2B, 6,697 participants)
- Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) (401(k), $188M, 9,574 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Ihg 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan (GA) $866M · 8,515
- Qurate Retail Group 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan for Qvc and Hsn (PA) $865M · 7,566
- A&b Retirement Plan (GA) $864M · 1,508
- Vf 401(k) Savings Plan (NC) $874M · 18,216
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- Ace Hardware Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 38.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade plans