401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

J-Star Research, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
135
Participants Small participant base
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$173,603
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by J-Star Research, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$23M in assets, 135 participants

J-Star Research, Inc.'s J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan reported $23M in total assets and 135 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #12,369 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan covers 135 participants in New Jersey, about 16% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#12,369
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+9.1%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,436,438 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing 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. J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (135 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 115 in the plan year 2022 filing to 135 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $21M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 223286758 · J-Star Research, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan · $23M · 135 · 75th

  • EOY $23M
  • EOY 135
  • EOY 75th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Ace Disposal Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #12369

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 New Jersey →

J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$21M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN223286758
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (J-Star Research, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All J-Star Research, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$29M 33.80020918393921% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $21.5M $28.8M ▲ +33.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 115 $21M
2023 1 135 $23M
2024 1 167 $29M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.023436438 · Participants: 135J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ace Disposal Retirement Plan in UT ($23M); by covered participants it is Auralcare Hearing Centers of America in UT (135 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (135 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 J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.1% during 2023, from $21M to $23M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have J-Star Research, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), J-Star Research, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.8%, from $21M to $29M.
Where does J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 75th 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 J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ace Disposal Retirement Plan in UT ($23M, 389 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to J-Star Employees' Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Auralcare Hearing Centers of America in UT (135 participants, $2M 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 223286758.

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.