401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Absher Holding Co., Inc. Dba Watermark Automotive Group 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
245
Participants Below avg headcount
55th
Percentile by assets National rank
$35,214
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Absher Holding Co., Inc. Dba Watermark Automotive Group · Illinois · Retail Trade

$9M in assets, 245 participants

Absher Holding Co., Inc. Dba Watermark Automotive Group's Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan reported $9M in total assets and 245 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.

  • #5,541 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan covers 245 participants in Illinois, about 31% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#5,541
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+23.7%
assets growth YoY

Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,627,481 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

Watermark Auto Group 401(k) 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. Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (245 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$367K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 268 in the plan year 2022 filing to 245 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 208009487 · Absher Holding Co., Inc. Dba Watermark Automotive Group PY 2023 · 401(k)

Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan · $9M · 245 · 55th

  • RANK $9M
  • PHOTO 245
  • IND 55th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Preferred Home Care 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #5541

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 Illinois →

Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Watermark Auto Group 401(k) PlanWatermark Auto Group 401(k) …$9MPreferred Home Care 401(k) PlanPreferred Home Care 401(k) P…$9MLesco Design & Manufacturing Company, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanLesco Design & Manufacturing…$9MNpc 401(k) Plan$9MTalroo, Inc. 401(k) P/S Plan$9M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN208009487
Plan Effective Date2016-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Absher Holding Co., Inc. Dba Watermark Automotive Group)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Absher Holding Co., Inc. Dba Watermark Automotive Group plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 48.79418382409779% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6M$8M$10M$12M 202220232024 $6.97M $10.4M ▲ +48.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 268 $7M
2023 1 245 $9M
2024 1 238 $10M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008627481 · Participants: 245Watermark Auto Group 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
Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Preferred Home Care 401(k) Plan in NJ ($9M); by covered participants it is Win It America Inc 401(k) Plan in CA (245 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($9M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (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 Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 23.7% during 2023, from $7M to $9M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Absher Holding Co., Inc. Dba Watermark Automotive Group plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Absher Holding Co., Inc. Dba Watermark Automotive Group's sponsor-wide assets grew 48.8%, from $7M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Preferred Home Care 401(k) Plan in NJ ($9M, 1,398 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Watermark Auto Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Win It America Inc 401(k) Plan in CA (245 participants, $428K 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 208009487.

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.