401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
193
Participants Below avg headcount
60th
Percentile by assets National rank
$54,566
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Guardian Savings Bank · Ohio · Finance & Insurance

$11M in assets, 193 participants

Guardian Savings Bank's Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan reported $11M in total assets and 193 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 60th 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.

  • #3,944 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan covers 193 participants in Ohio, about 25% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#3,944
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
-9.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Finance & Insurance and all filers

Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,531,258 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Guardian Savings Bank 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. Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (193 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 221 in the plan year 2022 filing to 193 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 310471850 · Guardian Savings Bank PY 2023 · 401(k)

Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan · $11M · 193 · 60th

  • EBSA $11M
  • EBSA 193
  • EBSA 60th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Einstein Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EBSA ind #3944

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) PlanGuardian Savings Bank 401(k)…$11MEinstein Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanEinstein Technologies, Inc. …$11MTri-City Distributors, L.P. 401(k) PlanTri-City Distributors, L.P. …$11MSubsplash 401(k) Plan$11MThe Blair Companies Retirement Income PlanThe Blair Companies Retireme…$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN310471850
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guardian Savings Bank)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guardian Savings Bank plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12M 1.0302247450147501% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$10.5M$11M$11.5M$12M 202220232024 $11.6M $11.5M ▼ -1.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 221 $12M
2023 1 193 $11M
2024 1 188 $12M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.010531258 · Participants: 193Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Einstein Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in VA ($11M); by covered participants it is Kevin, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in ME (193 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (193 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 Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.4% during 2023, from $12M to $11M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Guardian Savings Bank plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guardian Savings Bank's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.0%, from $12M to $12M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Einstein Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in VA ($11M, 25 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guardian Savings Bank 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kevin, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in ME (193 participants, $22M 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 310471850.

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.