401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
485
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$73,589
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by American Achievement Corporation · Texas · Manufacturing

$36M in assets, 485 participants

American Achievement Corporation's American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $36M in total assets and 485 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.

  • #13,847 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan sits by assets

American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $36M for 485 participants (~$73,589/participant), down 9.0% in 2023.

#13,847
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-9.0%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,690,499 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

American Achievement Corporation 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. American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (485 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$13M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 550 in the plan year 2022 filing to 485 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $39M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 134126506 · American Achievement Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan · $36M · 485 · 82nd

  • IND $36M
  • IND 485
  • IND 82nd
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near T. Baker Smith, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #13847

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 Texas →

American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$39M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN134126506
Plan Effective Date2000-02-10
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Achievement Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Achievement Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$34M 13.860566544185563% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$32M$34M$36M$38M$40M 202220232024 $39.2M $33.8M ▼ -13.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 550 $39M
2023 1 485 $36M
2024 1 262 $34M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035690499 · Participants: 485American Achievement Corporation 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.012012 · Participants: 119854AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.917 · Participants: 23477Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.496476432 · Participants: 41679Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.680189879 · Participants: 88792American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.529835 · Participants: 45686Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is T. Baker Smith, LLC 401(k) Plan in LA ($36M); by covered participants it is Celia Corporation 401(k) Plan in MI (485 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (485 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 American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.0% during 2023, from $39M to $36M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have American Achievement Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Achievement Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 13.9%, from $39M to $34M.
Where does American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Achievement Corporation 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 American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is T. Baker Smith, LLC 401(k) Plan in LA ($36M, 267 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Achievement Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Celia Corporation 401(k) Plan in MI (485 participants, $30M 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 134126506.

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.