401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 171
Participants Small participant base: 76th
Percentile by assets National rank: $144,773
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Ace Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ace Hardware Corporation · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$25M in assets, 171 participants

Ace Hardware Corporation's Ace Retirement Savings Plan reported $25M in total assets and 171 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

#4,712 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ace Retirement Savings Plan covers 171 participants in Illinois, about 22% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#4,712
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers): +23.6%
assets growth YoY: 0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ace Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ace Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,756,241 Top 24% higher than 76% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Ace Retirement Savings 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. Ace Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (171 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 360700810 · Ace Hardware Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ace Retirement Savings Plan · $25M · 171 · 76th

PHOTO $25M
IND 171
EOY 76th
5500 401(k)
ASSETS near Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc 401(k) Plan
PCT ind #4712

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$25M
Net Income	$3M
Employer EIN	360700810
Plan Effective Date	2015-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ace Hardware Corporation)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $1.4B 38.3849105233027% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

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

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

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

Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan $17.6B · 69,974
State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $16.9B · 60,246
Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $14.5B · 38,012
United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $14.4B · 14,959
Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $13.4B · 235,331

Compare Ace Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc 401(k) Plan in GA ($25M); by covered participants it is Anesthesiology Consultants Exchange, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan in TN (171 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($25M here).

Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc 401(k) Plan (GA) $25M · 462
Redi-Carpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan (TX) $25M · 498
Mountain Empire Radiology, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (TN) $25M · 27
The Busch Group 401(k) Plan (CA) $25M · 1,214

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (171 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Anesthesiology Consultants Exchange, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan (TN) 171 · 0 off
Wyndham Capital Mortgage, Inc 401(k) Plan (NC) 171 · 0 off
Meteorcomm 401(k) Plan (WA) 171 · 0 off
Admiral Glass & Mirror 401(k) Plan (TX) 171 · 0 off

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 Ace Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Ace Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 23.6% during 2023, from $20M to $25M. Reported net income was $3M.

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 Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Ace Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 76th 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 Ace Retirement Savings Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc 401(k) Plan in GA ($25M, 462 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ace Retirement Savings Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Anesthesiology Consultants Exchange, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan in TN (171 participants, $117M 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 360700810.