401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$58M
Total assets Below avg plan size
892
Participants Near avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$64,564
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ahead, Inc. · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$58M in assets, 892 participants

Ahead, Inc.'s Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $58M in total assets and 892 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #17,897 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $58M for 892 participants (~$64,564/participant), up 159.7% in 2023.

#17,897
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+159.7%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$57,590,888 Top 13% higher than 87% of 127,068 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 2023

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (892 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $26M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $98M in the plan year 2022 filing to $58M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,329 in the plan year 2022 filing to 892 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 843489032 · Ahead, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $58M · 892 · 87th

  • PCT $58M
  • PCT 892
  • PCT 87th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Childress Klein Properties, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #17897

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$58M
Net Income$26M
Employer EIN843489032
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ahead, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ahead, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$176M 79.81641017783537% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $98M $176M ▲ +79.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,329 $98M
2023 2 2,623 $194M
2024 1 1,777 $176M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.057590888 · Participants: 892Ahead, Inc. 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Childress Klein Properties, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($58M); by covered participants it is Barnhart Crane & Rigging Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TN (892 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (892 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 159.7% during 2023, from $22M to $58M. Reported net income was $26M.
How have Ahead, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ahead, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 79.8%, from $98M to $176M.
Where does Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Childress Klein Properties, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($58M, 207 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Barnhart Crane & Rigging Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TN (892 participants, $138M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 843489032.

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.