401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
11
Participants Small participant base
38th
Percentile by assets National rank
$321,152
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Qualstar Corporation · California · Manufacturing

$4M in assets, 11 participants

Qualstar Corporation's Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $4M in total assets and 11 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 38th 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.

  • #4,021 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Qualstar Corporation multi-year trail

Qualstar Corporation's plans moved +26.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan at $4M / 11 participants.

#4,021
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+12.9%
assets growth YoY

Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,532,677 38th percentile higher than 38% 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

Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan is a small filing (11 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$736K in the plan year 2022 filing to $403K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 12 in the plan year 2022 filing to 11 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 953927330 · Qualstar Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan · $4M · 11 · 38th

  • VS-ST $4M
  • VS-ST 11
  • VS-ST 38th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Perrine, Redemann 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #4021

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 California →

Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Qualstar Corporation multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Qualstar Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 26.36465747952866% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3M$3.5M$4M$4.5M 202220232024 $3.13M $3.95M ▲ +26.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 12 $3M
2023 1 11 $4M
2024 1 14 $4M

Qualstar Corporation filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income$403K
Employer EIN953927330
Plan Effective Date1994-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.003532677 · Participants: 11Qualstar Corporation 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Perrine, Redemann 401(k) Plan in OK ($4M); by covered participants it is Bg Logistics, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL (11 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (11 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 Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.9% during 2023, from $3M to $4M. Reported net income was $403K.
How have Qualstar Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Qualstar Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.4%, from $3M to $4M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Perrine, Redemann 401(k) Plan in OK ($4M, 17 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Qualstar Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bg Logistics, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL (11 participants, $3M 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 953927330.

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.