401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Eckart America Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
172
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$206,885
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Eckart America 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Eckart America Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$36M in assets, 172 participants

Eckart America Corporation's Eckart America 401(k) Plan reported $36M in total assets and 172 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #13,836 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Eckart America 401(k) Plan covers 172 participants in Ohio, about 22% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $36M.

#13,836
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+23.9%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Eckart America 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Eckart America 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,584,255 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Eckart America 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. Eckart America 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (172 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Eckart America 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Eckart America 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $29M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Eckart America 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 213 in the plan year 2022 filing to 172 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 311563138 · Eckart America Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Eckart America 401(k) Plan · $36M · 172 · 82nd

  • NET $36M
  • BOOK 172
  • VS-ST 82nd
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Argus Media Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #13836

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Eckart America 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN311563138
Plan Effective Date1979-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Eckart America Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Eckart America Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33M 15.65409075550311% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $28.7M $33.2M ▲ +15.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 213 $29M
2023 1 172 $36M
2024 1 203 $33M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Eckart America 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Eckart America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035584255 · Participants: 172Eckart America 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
Eckart America 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Eckart America 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Eckart America 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Argus Media Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($36M); by covered participants it is Retail Capital LLC 401(k) Plan in MI (172 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (172 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 Eckart America 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Eckart America 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 23.9% during 2023, from $29M to $36M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Eckart America Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Eckart America Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.7%, from $29M to $33M.
Where does Eckart America 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Eckart America 401(k) Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Eckart America 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Argus Media Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($36M, 233 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Eckart America 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retail Capital LLC 401(k) Plan in MI (172 participants, N/A 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 311563138.

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.