401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$40M
Total assets Below avg plan size
204
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$197,769
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Brown Strauss, Inc. · Colorado · Wholesale Trade

$40M in assets, 204 participants

Brown Strauss, Inc.'s Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $40M in total assets and 204 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #5,274 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Where Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $40M for 204 participants (~$197,769/participant), down 7.2% in 2023.

#5,274
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
-7.2%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$40,344,851 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings 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. Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (204 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from -$482K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $43M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 472673099 · Brown Strauss, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $40M · 204 · 83rd

  • VS-ST $40M
  • VS-ST 204
  • VS-ST 83rd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Orbcomm LLC 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #5274

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)$40M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN472673099
Plan Effective Date1985-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brown Strauss, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brown Strauss, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$30M 30.632795370692932% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $43.5M $30.2M ▼ -30.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 206 $43M
2023 1 204 $40M
2024 1 232 $30M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.040344851 · Participants: 204Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.326219779 · Participants: 57711Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.806549522 · Participants: 10349Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.852270164 · Participants: 10036Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.765770435 · Participants: 5847Woodward Retirement Savings PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.686655183 · Participants: 5491Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Orbcomm LLC 401(k) Plan in NJ ($40M); by covered participants it is Bankprov 401(k) Plan in MA (204 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($40M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (204 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 Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.2% during 2023, from $43M to $40M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Brown Strauss, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brown Strauss, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 30.6%, from $43M to $30M.
Where does Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Orbcomm LLC 401(k) Plan in NJ ($40M, 297 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bankprov 401(k) Plan in MA (204 participants, $25M 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 472673099.

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.