401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
96
Participants Small participant base
35th
Percentile by assets National rank
$30,607
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw · California · Retail Trade

$3M in assets, 96 participants

Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw's The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan reported $3M in total assets and 96 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 35th 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.

  • #3,950 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw multi-year trail

Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw's plans moved +35.6% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan at $3M / 96 participants.

#3,950
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+16.9%
assets growth YoY

The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,938,299 35th percentile higher than 35% 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

The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings 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. The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan is a small filing (96 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$618K in the plan year 2022 filing to $424K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 128 in the plan year 2022 filing to 96 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 330120479 · Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan · $3M · 96 · 35th

  • EOY $3M
  • 5500 96
  • ASSETS 35th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near El Paso Trade School, Inc. Western Technical College 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #3950

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 35.55235875189962% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2M$2.5M$3M$3.5M 202220232024 $2.51M $3.41M ▲ +35.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 128 $3M
2023 1 96 $3M
2024 1 91 $3M

Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income$424K
Employer EIN330120479
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.002938299 · Participants: 96The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is El Paso Trade School, Inc. Western Technical College 401(k) Plan in TX ($3M); by covered participants it is Knowledge Link Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA (96 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (96 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 The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 16.9% during 2023, from $3M to $3M. Reported net income was $424K.
How have Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Motors, Ltd, Dba Sterling Bmw's sponsor-wide assets grew 35.6%, from $3M to $3M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is El Paso Trade School, Inc. Western Technical College 401(k) Plan in TX ($3M, 189 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Sterling Bmw Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Knowledge Link Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA (96 participants, $11M 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 330120479.

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.