401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$136M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,731
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$78,661
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ahead, Inc. · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$136M in assets, 1,731 participants

Ahead, Inc.'s Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $136M in total assets and 1,731 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.

  • #19,171 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 1,731 participants in Illinois, 2.2x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $136M.

#19,171
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+38.9%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$136,161,789 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

Ahead, Inc. 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. Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,731 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $38M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $98M in the plan year 2022 filing to $136M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,329 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,731 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 843489032 · Ahead, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $136M · 1,731 · 93rd

  • SCH $136M
  • EBSA 1,731
  • PART 93rd
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Nexair, LLC Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #19171

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$98M
Net Assets (End of Year)$136M
Net Income$38M
Employer EIN843489032
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ahead, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ahead, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$176M 79.81641017783537% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $98M $176M ▲ +79.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,329 $98M
2023 2 2,623 $194M
2024 1 1,777 $176M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.136161789 · Participants: 1731Ahead, Inc. 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Nexair, LLC Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in TN ($136M); by covered participants it is 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan for Employees of Gfl Environmental USA Inc. in MI (1,731 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($136M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,731 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 Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 38.9% during 2023, from $98M to $136M. Reported net income was $38M.
How have Ahead, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ahead, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 79.8%, from $98M to $176M.
Where does Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ahead, Inc. 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 Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nexair, LLC Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in TN ($136M, 738 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan for Employees of Gfl Environmental USA Inc. in MI (1,731 participants, N/A 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 843489032.

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.