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
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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.

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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 EIN360700810
Plan Effective Date1953-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ace Hardware Corporation)

$0.8B$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.01B $1.39B ▲ +37.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Ace Hardware Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,103 $1.0B
2023 3 15,415 $1.2B
2024 3 16,529 $1.4B

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Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Ace Hardware Corpora…State Farm 401(k) Sa…Accenture United Sta…Abbott Laboratories …United Airlines Pilo…Walgreens Retirement…
Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 17.9% during 2022, from $1.1B to $868M. Reported net income was -$190M.
How have Ace Hardware Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ace Hardware Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.4%, from $1.0B to $1.4B.
Where does Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ihg 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in GA ($866M, 8,515 participants).

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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