401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trace 3, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$143M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,245
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$114,578
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Trace 3 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Trace 3, LLC · California · Wholesale Trade

$143M in assets, 1,245 participants

Trace 3, LLC's Trace 3 401(k) Plan reported $143M in total assets and 1,245 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #5,970 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Where Trace 3 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Trace 3 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $143M for 1,245 participants (~$114,578/participant), up 29.0% in 2023.

#5,970
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+29.0%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Trace 3 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Trace 3 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$142,649,348 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Trace 3 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Trace 3 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,245 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Trace 3 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Trace 3 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $111M in the plan year 2022 filing to $143M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Trace 3 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,034 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,245 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 954876514 · Trace 3, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Trace 3 401(k) Plan · $143M · 1,245 · 93rd

  • EOY $143M
  • EOY 1,245
  • EOY 93rd
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #5970

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 California →

Trace 3 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Foundation Risk Partners 401(k) PlanFoundation Risk Partners 401…$143MGrosvenor Capital Management, L.P. 401(k) Retirement PlanGrosvenor Capital Management…$143MTrace 3 401(k) Plan$143MArgos USA Retirement Savings PlanArgos USA Retirement Savings…$143MCarter-Jones Companies 401(k) Retirement PlanCarter-Jones Companies 401(k…$143M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Trace 3 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$111M
Net Assets (End of Year)$143M
Net Income$32M
Employer EIN954876514
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trace 3, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trace 3, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$173M 56.66492142493056% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $111M $173M ▲ +56.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,034 $111M
2023 1 1,245 $143M
2024 1 1,258 $173M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Trace 3 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Trace 3 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.142649348 · Participants: 1245Trace 3 401(k) 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
Trace 3 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Trace 3 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Trace 3 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. 401(k) Retirement Plan in IL ($143M); by covered participants it is Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ (1,245 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($143M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,245 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 Trace 3 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Trace 3 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 29.0% during 2023, from $111M to $143M. Reported net income was $32M.
How have Trace 3, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trace 3, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 56.7%, from $111M to $173M.
Where does Trace 3 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Trace 3 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Trace 3 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. 401(k) Retirement Plan in IL ($143M, 500 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Trace 3 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ (1,245 participants, $33M 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 954876514.

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.