401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

K.F. Howell Electric, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$31M
Total assets Below avg plan size
122
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$254,876
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Howell Electric 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by K.F. Howell Electric, Inc. · California · Construction

$31M in assets, 122 participants

K.F. Howell Electric, Inc.'s Howell Electric 401(k) Plan reported $31M in total assets and 122 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #7,050 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in California

Howell Electric 401(k) Plan covers 122 participants in California, about 19% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $31M.

#7,050
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+15.5%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Howell Electric 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Howell Electric 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$31,094,871 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Howell Electric 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. Howell Electric 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (122 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Howell Electric 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Howell Electric 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $31M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Howell Electric 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 107 in the plan year 2022 filing to 122 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 770383422 · K.F. Howell Electric, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Howell Electric 401(k) Plan · $31M · 122 · 80th

  • PCT $31M
  • PCT 122
  • PCT 80th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Kirkland's, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #7050

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Howell Electric 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN770383422
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (K.F. Howell Electric, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All K.F. Howell Electric, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$36M 33.07630068130899% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $26.9M $35.8M ▲ +33.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 107 $27M
2023 1 122 $31M
2024 1 117 $36M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Howell Electric 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Howell Electric 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.031094871 · Participants: 122Howell Electric 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
Howell Electric 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Howell Electric 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kirkland's, Inc. Retirement Plan in TN ($31M); by covered participants it is G & L Davis Meat Co. Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (122 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (122 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 Howell Electric 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Howell Electric 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 15.5% during 2023, from $27M to $31M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have K.F. Howell Electric, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), K.F. Howell Electric, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.1%, from $27M to $36M.
Where does Howell Electric 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Howell Electric 401(k) Plan ranks in the 80th 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 Howell Electric 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kirkland's, Inc. Retirement Plan in TN ($31M, 2,877 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howell Electric 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is G & L Davis Meat Co. Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (122 participants, $12M 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 770383422.

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.