401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nova 401(k) Associates 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$19M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 145
Participants Small participant base: 72nd
Percentile by assets National rank: $131,412
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Nova 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Nova 401(k) Associates · Texas · Finance & Insurance

$19M in assets, 145 participants

Nova 401(k) Associates's Nova 401(k) Plan reported $19M in total assets and 145 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

#5,148 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Nova 401(k) Plan covers 145 participants in Texas, about 21% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $19M.

#5,148
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers): +26.5%
assets growth YoY

Nova 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nova 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,054,689 Top 28% higher than 72% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Nova 401(k) 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. Nova 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (145 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Nova 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$303K in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Nova 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 201181458 · Nova 401(k) Associates PY 2023 · 401(k)

Nova 401(k) Plan · $19M · 145 · 72nd

NET $19M
NET 145
NET 72nd
NET 401(k)
NET near Public Citizen, Inc. Employees Savings Trust
NET ind #5148

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

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

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$19M
Net Income	$4M
Employer EIN	201181458
Plan Effective Date	2003-09-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nova 401(k) Associates)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $25M 64.48425558314797% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	145	$15M
2023	1	145	$19M
2024	1	185	$25M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Nova 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $40.0B · 119,854
Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.9B · 23,477
Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $16.5B · 41,679
American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $14.7B · 88,792
Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $13.5B · 45,686

Compare Nova 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Public Citizen, Inc. Employees Savings Trust in DC ($19M); by covered participants it is Fabian Oil Inc Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in ME (145 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($19M here).

Public Citizen, Inc. Employees Savings Trust (DC) $19M · 119
Valley Power Systems, Inc. Profit Sharing & Pre-Tax Savings Plan (CA) $19M · 164
Monument Group, L.P. Profit Sharing Plan (MA) $19M · 27
Engle-Hambright & Davies, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (PA) $19M · 121

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (145 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Fabian Oil Inc Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (ME) 145 · 0 off
P.D.I. Foods, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (MN) 145 · 0 off
Hg Detroit Consulting, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (CO) 145 · 0 off
Dfa of California 401(k) Plan (CA) 145 · 0 off

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 Nova 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Nova 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 26.5% during 2023, from $15M to $19M. Reported net income was $4M.

How have Nova 401(k) Associates plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nova 401(k) Associates's sponsor-wide assets grew 64.5%, from $15M to $25M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nova 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Public Citizen, Inc. Employees Savings Trust in DC ($19M, 119 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nova 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fabian Oil Inc Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in ME (145 participants, N/A 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 201181458.