401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
343
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$105,973
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Gel Group, Inc. · South Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$36M in assets, 343 participants

The Gel Group, Inc.'s The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $36M in total assets and 343 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.

  • #16,783 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $36M for 343 participants (~$105,973/participant), up 16.9% in 2023.

#16,783
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+16.9%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$36,348,742 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

The Gel Group, Inc. 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. The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (343 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $31M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 312 in the plan year 2022 filing to 343 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 570713831 · The Gel Group, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $36M · 343 · 82nd

  • RANK $36M
  • RANK 343
  • RANK 82nd
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Mch Professional Care 401(k) Trust
  • RANK ind #16783

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in South Carolina →

The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN570713831
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Gel Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Gel Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$43M 38.75217453238626% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $31.1M $43.1M ▲ +38.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 312 $31M
2023 1 343 $36M
2024 1 357 $43M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.036348742 · Participants: 343The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.081217676 · Participants: 14439Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.54970984 · Participants: 8661The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.560739492 · Participants: 11311Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.313010355 · Participants: 10614Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.296149408 · Participants: 11348Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan
The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mch Professional Care 401(k) Trust in TX ($36M); by covered participants it is Maos, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings Plan in NY (343 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($36M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (343 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 The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.9% during 2023, from $31M to $36M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have The Gel Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Gel Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 38.8%, from $31M to $43M.
Where does The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) 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 The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mch Professional Care 401(k) Trust in TX ($36M, 112 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Gel Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Maos, Inc. 401(k) Salary Savings Plan in NY (343 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 570713831.

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.