ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
40
Participants Small participant base
48th
Percentile by assets National rank
$151,682
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc. · Virginia · Professional & Technical Services

$6M in assets, 40 participants

M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc.'s M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $6M in total assets and 40 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 48th 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.

  • #9,413 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc. multi-year trail

M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc.'s plans moved -53.3% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $6M / 40 participants.

#9,413
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
-17.6%
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.

M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,067,280 48th percentile higher than 48% 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

M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (40 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 42 in the plan year 2022 filing to 40 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 541604263 · M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $6M · 40 · 48th

  • EIN $6M
  • EIN 40
  • EIN 48th
  • EIN ESOP
  • EIN near National Spinning Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EIN ind #9413

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Virginia →

M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanM.J. Wells & Associates, Inc…$6MNational Spinning Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNational Spinning Co., Inc. …$6MRichard, Wayne & Roberts, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRichard, Wayne & Roberts, In…$6MHill Wood Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHill Wood Products, Inc. Emp…$6MHigman Equipment Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust AgreementHigman Equipment Company, In…$6M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 53.32317823113885% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2M$4M$6M$8M 202220232024 $7.37M $3.44M ▼ -53.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 42 $7M
2023 1 40 $6M
2024 1 35 $3M

M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN541604263
Plan Effective Date2007-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Virginia

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00606728 · Participants: 40M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNvr, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.200416394 · Participants: 6866Nvr, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Resorts Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.351932601 · Participants: 1751The Resorts Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmerican Systems Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.331314714 · Participants: 1782American Systems Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanModern Technology Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.321520666 · Participants: 1652Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustNew River Electrical Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.320954252 · Participants: 444New River Electrical Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest ESOP by assets is National Spinning Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NC ($6M); by covered participants it is Churchville Fire Equipment Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (40 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023?
M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan declined sharply - down 17.6% during 2023, from $7M to $6M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), M.J. Wells, Inc. & Associates, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 53.3%, from $7M to $3M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Spinning Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NC ($6M, 231 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to M.J. Wells & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Churchville Fire Equipment Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (40 participants, $2M in assets).