ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Arete Associates, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$69M
Total assets Below avg plan size
378
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$183,442
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Arete Associates, Inc. · California · Professional & Technical Services

$69M in assets, 378 participants

Arete Associates, Inc.'s Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $69M in total assets and 378 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #18,237 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $69M for 378 participants (~$183,442/participant), up 10.9% in 2023.

#18,237
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+10.9%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $418K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$69,341,176 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership 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. Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (378 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $8M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$418K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $63M in the plan year 2022 filing to $69M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 365 in the plan year 2022 filing to 378 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 952954108 · Arete Associates, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $69M · 378 · 89th

  • SCH $69M
  • SCH 378
  • SCH 89th
  • SCH ESOP
  • SCH near Alliance Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • SCH ind #18237

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in California →

Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$63M
Net Assets (End of Year)$57M
Net Income-$418K
Employer EIN952954108
Plan Effective Date2003-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Arete Associates, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Arete Associates, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$271M 30.993289022704246% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $207M $271M ▲ +31.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 727 $207M
2023 2 765 $240M
2024 2 758 $271M

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.069341176 · Participants: 378Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership PlanParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.757068542 · Participants: 7871Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.444524335 · Participants: 1397Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.125537204 · Participants: 1700Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.533004512 · Participants: 72Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRecology Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.497089527 · Participants: 3656Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Alliance Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in PA ($69M); by covered participants it is Lake Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA (377 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (378 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 Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.9% during 2023, from $63M to $69M. Reported net income was -$418K.
How have Arete Associates, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Arete Associates, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.0%, from $207M to $271M.
Where does Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 89th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Alliance Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in PA ($69M, 55 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Arete Associates Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lake Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA (377 participants, $7M 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 952954108.

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.