Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Small Axe Films, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
1
Participants Small participant base
27th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Small Axe Films, Inc. · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$2M in assets, 1 participants

Small Axe Films, Inc.'s Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $2M in total assets and 1 participant in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 27th 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.

  • #1,541 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector rank

Within Arts, Entertainment & Recreation, Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks #1,541 of 2,945 2023 filers by assets (1836% of the sector average)-$2M for 1 participant.

#1,541
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+16.0%
assets growth YoY

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,512,396 27th percentile higher than 27% 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

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan is a micro filing (1 participant), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$180K in the plan year 2022 filing to $209K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 841658667 · Small Axe Films, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $2M · 1 · 27th

  • PART $2M
  • PART 1
  • PART 27th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near V & M Sand and Stone Corp Retirement Plan and Trust
  • PART ind #1541

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income$209K
Employer EIN841658667
Plan Effective Date2004-10-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Small Axe Films, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Small Axe Films, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 36.58382272717576% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4M$1.6M$1.8M$2M$2.2M$2.4M 202220232024 $1.64M $2.24M ▲ +36.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3 $2M
2023 2 3 $2M
2024 2 3 $2M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001512396 · Participants: 1Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is V & M Sand and Stone Corp Retirement Plan and Trust in NY ($2M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of American Institute of Marine Underwriters in NY (1 participant). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1 participant); 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 Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan grew sharply - up 16.0% during 2023, from $1M to $2M. Reported net income was $209K.
How have Small Axe Films, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Small Axe Films, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.6%, from $2M to $2M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is V & M Sand and Stone Corp Retirement Plan and Trust in NY ($2M, 4 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Small Axe Films, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of American Institute of Marine Underwriters in NY (1 participant, 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 841658667.

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.