401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ernest Packaging 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
460
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,372
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Ernest Packaging · California · Transportation & Warehousing

$38M in assets, 460 participants

Ernest Packaging's Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $38M in total assets and 460 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #2,722 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $38M for 460 participants (~$82,372/participant), up 19.1% in 2023.

#2,722
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+19.1%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$37,891,312 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement 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. Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (460 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $32M in the plan year 2022 filing to $38M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 433 in the plan year 2022 filing to 460 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 951536052 · Ernest Packaging PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan · $38M · 460 · 82nd

  • PART $38M
  • TYPE 460
  • NET 82nd
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Ssi Technologies, LLC Savings and Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #2722

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$32M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN951536052
Plan Effective Date1986-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ernest Packaging)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ernest Packaging plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 41.518911543386096% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $31.8M $45M ▲ +41.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 433 $32M
2023 1 460 $38M
2024 1 523 $45M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.037891312 · Participants: 460Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement 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
Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ssi Technologies, LLC Savings and Retirement Plan in WI ($38M); by covered participants it is Laerdal Medical Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NY (460 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (460 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 Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 19.1% during 2023, from $32M to $38M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Ernest Packaging plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ernest Packaging's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.5%, from $32M to $45M.
Where does Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ssi Technologies, LLC Savings and Retirement Plan in WI ($38M, 564 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Laerdal Medical Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NY (460 participants, $61M 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 951536052.

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.