ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cramer & Associates, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
117
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$241,406
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Cramer & Associates, Inc. · Iowa · Construction

$28M in assets, 117 participants

Cramer & Associates, Inc.'s Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $28M in total assets and 117 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #6,927 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 117 participants in Iowa, about 19% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $28M.

#6,927
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+11.4%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,244,500 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Cramer & Associates, 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. Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (117 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $159K in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 128 in the plan year 2022 filing to 117 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 421102408 · Cramer & Associates, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

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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 Iowa →

Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN421102408
Plan Effective Date1978-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cramer & Associates, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cramer & Associates, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$32M 26.374238003021965% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $25.4M $32M ▲ +26.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 128 $25M
2023 1 117 $28M
2024 1 113 $32M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Iowa

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

Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 28.2445 · Participants: 117Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmployee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 863.986659 · Participants: 802Employee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanVan Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 596.09835 · Participants: 801Van Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 438.062674 · Participants: 667Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustIta Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 427.790025 · Participants: 771Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership PlanVgm Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 405.931426 · Participants: 1070Vgm Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest ESOP by assets is Bardex Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($28M); by covered participants it is Jth Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TN (117 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 Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023?
Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2023, from $25M to $28M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Cramer & Associates, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cramer & Associates, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 26.4%, from $25M to $32M.
Where does Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 78th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bardex Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($28M, 47 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cramer & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jth Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TN (117 participants, $12M in assets).