401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Company3 / Method Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$205M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,346
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$152,506
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Company3 / Method Inc. · California · Information & Media

$205M in assets, 1,346 participants

Company3 / Method Inc.'s Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan reported $205M in total assets and 1,346 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #2,596 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in California

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan covers 1,346 participants in California, 2.1x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $205M.

#2,596
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+11.8%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$205,272,933 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,346 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$44M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $184M in the plan year 2022 filing to $205M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 953034570 · Company3 / Method Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan · $205M · 1,346 · 95th

  • EOY $205M
  • 5500 1,346
  • ASSETS 95th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Press Ganey Associates LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • RANK ind #2596

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Aaa Thrift / Savings Plan$206MPress Ganey Associates LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustPress Ganey Associates LLC 4…$205MCompany 3 / Method 401(k) PlanCompany 3 / Method 401(k) Pl…$205MBaylor Affiliated Services Retirement Savings PlanBaylor Affiliated Services R…$205MSibley Memorial Hospital 401(k) PlanSibley Memorial Hospital 401…$205M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$184M
Net Assets (End of Year)$205M
Net Income$22M
Employer EIN953034570
Plan Effective Date2006-02-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Company3 / Method Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Company3 / Method Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$216M 17.88521234077879% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$190M$200M$210M$220M 202220232024 $184M $216M ▲ +17.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,344 $184M
2023 1 1,346 $205M
2024 1 918 $216M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.205272933 · Participants: 1346Company 3 / Method 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
Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Press Ganey Associates LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IN ($205M); by covered participants it is Coronis Health Employee Retirement Savings Plan & Trust in MD (1,346 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($205M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,346 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 Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.8% during 2023, from $184M to $205M. Reported net income was $22M.
How have Company3 / Method Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Company3 / Method Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.9%, from $184M to $216M.
Where does Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Press Ganey Associates LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IN ($205M, 2,084 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Company 3 / Method 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Coronis Health Employee Retirement Savings Plan & Trust in MD (1,346 participants, $43M 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 953034570.

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.