ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Western Land Services, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
160
Participants Small participant base
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$134,406
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Western Land Services, Inc. · Michigan · Mining & Oil Extraction

$22M in assets, 160 participants

Western Land Services, Inc.'s Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $22M in total assets and 160 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #454 in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 160 participants in Michigan, about 25% of the average Michigan filer (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $22M.

#454
in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)
+31.4%
assets growth YoY

Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,504,944 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Western Land Services, Inc. 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. Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (160 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 110 in the plan year 2022 filing to 160 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $16M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 382949876 · Western Land Services, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $22M · 160 · 74th

  • PCT $22M
  • PCT 160
  • PCT 74th
  • PCT ESOP
  • PCT near Backlund Investment Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • PCT ind #454

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 Michigan →

Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN382949876
Plan Effective Date2017-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Western Land Services, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Western Land Services, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$36M 31.19122351036691% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $27.5M $36.1M ▲ +31.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 253 $28M
2023 2 392 $35M
2024 2 496 $36M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Michigan

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

Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500100015002000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021504944 · Participants: 160Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMcnaughton-Mckay Electric Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.30777109 · Participants: 1635Mcnaughton-Mckay Electric Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Kendall Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.808091077 · Participants: 1907The Kendall Group Employee Stock Ownership PlanProject Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.436210284 · Participants: 1173Project Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMotor City Electric Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.258079249 · Participants: 207Motor City Electric Co. Employee Stock Ownership PlanLee Contracting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.237688318 · Participants: 500Lee Contracting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest ESOP by assets is Backlund Investment Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in IL ($22M); by covered participants it is Tech-Marine Business, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in DC (160 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (160 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 Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 31.4% during 2023, from $16M to $22M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Western Land Services, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Western Land Services, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.2%, from $28M to $36M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Backlund Investment Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in IL ($22M, 169 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Western Land Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tech-Marine Business, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in DC (160 participants, $10M 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 382949876.

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.