401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
179
Participants Small participant base
55th
Percentile by assets National rank
$47,223
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · Sponsored by Eastman Strings Inc · California · Wholesale Trade

$8M in assets, 179 participants

Eastman Strings Inc's Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported $8M in total assets and 179 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 55th 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.

  • #2,881 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in California

Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust covers 179 participants in California, about 28% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#2,881
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+28.4%
assets growth YoY

Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's mid-pack asset rank among Wholesale Trade and all filers

Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,452,846 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust 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. Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (179 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported net income rose from -$566K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust end-of-year assets rose from $7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported participants rose from 165 in the plan year 2022 filing to 179 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 043304142 · Eastman Strings Inc PY 2023 · 401(k)

Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · $8M · 179 · 55th

  • EBSA $8M
  • PART 179
  • TYPE 55th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Red River Motor Company Employees Profit Sharing Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2881

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 →

Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN043304142
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Eastman Strings Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Eastman Strings Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 51.44048192258678% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6M$8M$10M$12M 202220232024 $6.58M $9.97M ▲ +51.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 165 $7M
2023 1 179 $8M
2024 1 201 $10M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.008452846 · Participants: 179Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustWells 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
Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Red River Motor Company Employees Profit Sharing Retirement Plan in LA ($8M); by covered participants it is Progress Unlimited Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MD (179 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (179 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 Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust grew sharply - up 28.4% during 2023, from $7M to $8M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Eastman Strings Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Eastman Strings Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 51.4%, from $7M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Red River Motor Company Employees Profit Sharing Retirement Plan in LA ($8M, 87 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Eastman Strings Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Progress Unlimited Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MD (179 participants, $4M 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 043304142.

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.