ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
669
Participants Below avg headcount
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$24,233
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$16M in assets, 669 participants

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc.'s The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $16M in total assets and 669 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #6,683 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. multi-year trail

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc.'s plans moved -24.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $16M / 669 participants.

#6,683
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+204.1%
assets growth YoY

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,212,114 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. 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. The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (669 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$50M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 510370495 · The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $16M · 669 · 69th

  • PHOTO $16M
  • PHOTO 669
  • PHOTO 69th
  • PHOTO ESOP
  • PHOTO near Performance Validation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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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 Illinois →

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pacific States Petroleum Employee Stock Ownership PlanPacific States Petroleum Emp…$16MLincoln Builders, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanLincoln Builders, Inc. Emplo…$16ME&m Logistics Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanE&m Logistics Inc. Employee …$16MThe Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Bradford Hammacher Group…$16MPerformance Validation Employee Stock Ownership PlanPerformance Validation Emplo…$16M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 24.93779580518843% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$5M$10M$15M$20M 202220232024 $5.33M $4M ▼ -25.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 675 $5M
2023 1 669 $16M
2024 1 593 $4M

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$61M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN510370495
Plan Effective Date2013-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

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

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016212114 · Participants: 669The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.440263476 · Participants: 4738Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.616096816 · Participants: 4251Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.195072662 · Participants: 486Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan
The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Performance Validation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IN ($16M); by covered participants it is Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in IA (667 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (669 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 The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 204.1% during 2023, from $5M to $16M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 24.9%, from $5M to $4M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Performance Validation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IN ($16M, 87 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in IA (667 participants, $438M 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 510370495.

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.