401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.0B
Total assets
6,632
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$154,690
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Ace Hardware Corporation · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$1.0B in assets, 6,632 participants

Ace Hardware Corporation's Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reported $1.0B in total assets and 6,632 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #6,254 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan covers 6,632 participants in Illinois, 8.5x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

$1.0B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
6,632
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$154,690
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$190M in the plan year 2022 filing to $158M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $868M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 6,907 in the plan year 2022 filing to 6,632 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reports 6,632 participants - 8.5x that state average ($1.0B EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$868M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.0B
Net Income$158M
Employer EIN360700810
Plan Effective Date1953-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ace Hardware Corporation)

$0.8B$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.01B $1.39B ▲ +37.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Ace Hardware Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,103 $1.0B
2023 3 15,415 $1.2B
2024 3 16,529 $1.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan

Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan reports $1.0B in end-of-year assets across 6,632 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $154,690 per participant (1.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $158M.

This plan identity (EIN 360700810, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $868M to $1.2B (+32.7%) while covered participants moved from 6,907 to 6,697 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,907 $868M Open filing
2023 6,632 $1.0B This page
2024 · index core 6,697 $1.2B Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 18.2% during 2023, from $868M to $1.0B. Reported net income was $158M.
How have Ace Hardware Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ace Hardware Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.4%, from $1.0B to $1.4B.
Where does Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Greetings Retirement Savings Plan in OH ($1.0B, 2,583 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
  • Ace Hardware Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 38.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade plans