401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

General Shale Brick, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$39M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,299
Participants Near avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$30,355
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by General Shale Brick, Inc. · Tennessee · Manufacturing

$39M in assets, 1,299 participants

General Shale Brick, Inc.'s General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan reported $39M in total assets and 1,299 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #14,174 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan sits by assets

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $39M for 1,299 participants (~$30,355/participant), up 138.6% in 2023.

#14,174
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+138.6%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$39,431,285 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

General Shale Smart Savings 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. General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,299 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 448 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,299 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 200454569 · General Shale Brick, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan · $39M · 1,299 · 83rd

  • 5500 $39M
  • ASSETS 1,299
  • PCT 83rd
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Acdi/Voca 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #14174

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Acdi/Voca 401(k) Retirement PlanAcdi/Voca 401(k) Retirement …$39MPlaza Home Mortgage, Inc. 401(k) PlanPlaza Home Mortgage, Inc. 40…$39MGeneral Shale Smart Savings 401(k) PlanGeneral Shale Smart Savings …$39MPrimary Care Partners, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanPrimary Care Partners, Inc. …$39MViewsonic Corporation 401(k) Plan and TrustViewsonic Corporation 401(k)…$39M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Shale Smart Savings 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)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN200454569
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Shale Brick, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Shale Brick, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$180M 19.226113144859067% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$150M$160M$170M$180M$190M 202220232024 $151M $180M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 884 $151M
2023 3 1,750 $168M
2024 3 1,928 $180M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Tennessee

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

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.039431285 · Participants: 1299General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) PlanFedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.88081991 · Participants: 127010Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings PlanHca 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.53517366 · Participants: 291649Hca 401(k) PlanFederal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.743557391 · Participants: 5728Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings PlanInternational Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.621886139 · Participants: 12153International Paper Company Salaried Savings PlanChs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.517708174 · Participants: 62487Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Acdi/Voca 401(k) Retirement Plan in DC ($39M); by covered participants it is Vertex, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA (1,299 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,299 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 General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan surged - up 138.6% during 2023, from $17M to $39M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have General Shale Brick, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Shale Brick, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $151M to $180M.
Where does General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Acdi/Voca 401(k) Retirement Plan in DC ($39M, 154 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Vertex, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA (1,299 participants, $376M 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 200454569.

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.