401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
99
Participants Small participant base
39th
Percentile by assets National rank
$37,258
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan · Sponsored by Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing · Pennsylvania · Wholesale Trade

$4M in assets, 99 participants

Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing's Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan reported $4M in total assets and 99 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 39th 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.

  • #1,770 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing multi-year trail

Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing's plans moved +34.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan at $4M / 99 participants.

#1,770
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+21.8%
assets growth YoY

Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Wholesale Trade and all filers

Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,688,507 39th percentile higher than 39% 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

Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan is a small filing (99 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan reported net income rose from -$442K in the plan year 2022 filing to $660K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan reported participants fell from 105 in the plan year 2022 filing to 99 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 232576501 · Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing PY 2023 · 401(k)

Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan · $4M · 99 · 39th

  • EOY $4M
  • 5500 99
  • ASSETS 39th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Sjh Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #1770

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 34.38971492424353% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5M$3M$3.5M$4M$4.5M 202220232024 $3.03M $4.07M ▲ +34.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 105 $3M
2023 1 99 $4M
2024 1 98 $4M

Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income$660K
Employer EIN232576501
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.003688507 · Participants: 99Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sjh Retirement Plan in OH ($4M); by covered participants it is Arj Infusion Services, Inc. Employees Savings Trust in KS (99 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (99 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 Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan grew sharply - up 21.8% during 2023, from $3M to $4M. Reported net income was $660K.
How have Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Universal Projects Inc. T/a Ace Distributing's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.4%, from $3M to $4M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sjh Retirement Plan in OH ($4M, 179 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Universal Projects Inc T/a Ace Distributing 401(k)Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Arj Infusion Services, Inc. Employees Savings Trust in KS (99 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 232576501.

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.