ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
178
Participants Small participant base
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$133,567
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$24M in assets, 178 participants

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd.'s Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $24M in total assets and 178 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.

  • #15,430 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 178 participants in Colorado, about 47% of the average Colorado filer (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $24M.

#15,430
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
-7.7%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,774,922 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (178 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $605K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 150 in the plan year 2022 filing to 178 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $26M in the plan year 2022 filing to $24M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 840887811 · Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. PY 2023 · ESOP

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $24M · 178 · 76th

  • EIN $24M
  • RANK 178
  • PHOTO 76th
  • IND ESOP
  • EOY near Visionist, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • 5500 ind #15430

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 Colorado →

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Csc Employee Stock Ownership PlanCsc Employee Stock Ownership…$24MMarx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMarx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. …$24MVisionist, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustVisionist, Inc. Employee Sto…$24MA. J. Kirkwood & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanA. J. Kirkwood & Associates,…$24MZimmerman Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanZimmerman Associates, Inc. E…$24M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN840887811
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$64M 24.48314911679732% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$55M$60M$65M$70M 202220232024 $51.8M $64.4M ▲ +24.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 357 $52M
2023 2 418 $57M
2024 2 420 $64M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Colorado

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

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020040060080010001200 0100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 23.774922 · Participants: 178Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAlpine Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 385.149702 · Participants: 581Alpine Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanTrinidad Benham Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 266.310908 · Participants: 776Trinidad Benham Corp. Employee Stock Ownership PlanEnvision Management Holding, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 211.311494 · Participants: 1075Envision Management Holding, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBrown Strauss, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 209.447754 · Participants: 206Brown Strauss, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHercules Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 106.310439 · Participants: 444Hercules Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest ESOP by assets is Visionist, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MD ($24M); by covered participants it is Agrivision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (178 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 Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023?
Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.7% during 2023, from $26M to $24M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.5%, from $52M to $64M.
Where does Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Visionist, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MD ($24M, 115 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Marx/Okubo Associates, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Agrivision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (178 participants, $541K in assets).