ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets
132
Participants Small participant base
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$92,734
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$12M in assets, 132 participants

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc.'s A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $12M in total assets and 132 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd 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.

  • #12,615 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 132 participants in Illinois, about 17% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $12M.

#12,615
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+15.9%
assets growth YoY

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$12,240,890 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (132 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 141 in the plan year 2022 filing to 132 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 363513737 · A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $12M · 132 · 63rd

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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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Illinois →

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN363513737
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$40M 25.95783729371191% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $31.4M $39.6M ▲ +26.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 281 $31M
2023 2 265 $35M
2024 2 224 $40M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.01224089 · Participants: 132A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.440263476 · Participants: 4738Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.616096816 · Participants: 4251Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.195072662 · Participants: 486Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan
A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN ($12M); by covered participants it is Financial Corporation of Louisiana ESOP Stock Ownership Plan in LA (132 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 15.9% during 2023, from $11M to $12M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 26.0%, from $31M to $40M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN ($12M, 807 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Financial Corporation of Louisiana ESOP Stock Ownership Plan in LA (132 participants, $30M in assets).