401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Clark Core Services, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$197M
Total assets
6,973
Participants
95th
Percentile by assets
$28,289
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Clark Core Services, LLC · Pennsylvania · Retail Trade

$197M in assets, 6,973 participants

Clark Core Services, LLC's Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan reported $197M in total assets and 6,973 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • 95th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #8,158 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan covers 6,973 participants in Pennsylvania, 8.5x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $197M.

$197M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
6,973
covered participants
95th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$28,289
avg assets per participant

Where Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$197,261,994 Top 5% higher than 95% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $60M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $137M in the plan year 2022 filing to $197M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 5,122 in the plan year 2022 filing to 6,973 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Pennsylvania filers

In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 822 participants across 5,751 plans. Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan reports 6,973 participants - 8.5x that state average ($197M EOY assets).

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$137M
Net Assets (End of Year)$197M
Net Income$60M
Employer EIN231855710
Plan Effective Date1987-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Clark Core Services, LLC)

$100M$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $137M $258M ▲ +88.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Clark Core Services, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5,122 $137M
2023 1 6,973 $197M
2024 1 7,183 $258M

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Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

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Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan

Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan reports $197M in end-of-year assets across 6,973 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $28,289 per participant (20% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $60M.

This plan identity (EIN 231855710, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $137M to $258M (+88.7%) while covered participants moved from 5,122 to 7,183 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,122 $137M Open filing
2023 6,973 $197M This page
2024 · index core 7,183 $258M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan surged - up 44.2% during 2023, from $137M to $197M. Reported net income was $60M.
How have Clark Core Services, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Clark Core Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 88.7%, from $137M to $258M.
Where does Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Oglethorpe Power Corporation Retirement Plan in GA ($197M, 327 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Clark Associates Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania. Compare plans
  • Clark Core Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 88.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans