401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets
650
Participants Below avg headcount
45th
Percentile by assets National rank
$7,918
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$5M in assets, 650 participants

Ecology Auto Parts, Inc.'s The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan reported $5M in total assets and 650 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 45th 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.

  • #4,666 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. multi-year trail

Ecology Auto Parts, Inc.'s plans moved +169.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan at $5M / 650 participants.

#4,666
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+87.4%
assets growth YoY

The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,146,817 45th percentile higher than 45% 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 Ecology Group 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 Ecology Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (650 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 608 in the plan year 2022 filing to 650 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 952502434 · Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan · $5M · 650 · 45th

  • SCH $5M
  • SCH 650
  • SCH 45th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Oglethorpe, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #4666

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7M 169.46447844754627% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2M$4M$6M$8M 202220232024 $2.75M $7.4M ▲ +169.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 608 $3M
2023 1 650 $5M
2024 1 676 $7M

Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN952502434
Plan Effective Date2020-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.005146817 · Participants: 650The Ecology Group 401(k) 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
The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Oglethorpe, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL ($5M); by covered participants it is Daxko, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in AL (650 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($5M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (650 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 Ecology Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan surged - up 87.4% during 2023, from $3M to $5M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ecology Auto Parts, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 169.5%, from $3M to $7M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Oglethorpe, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL ($5M, 527 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Ecology Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Daxko, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in AL (650 participants, $35M 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 952502434.

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.