401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

James B. Oswald Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$196M
Total assets Near avg plan size
618
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$317,620
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust · Sponsored by James B. Oswald Company · Ohio · Finance & Insurance

$196M in assets, 618 participants

James B. Oswald Company's The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust reported $196M in total assets and 618 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.

  • #8,111 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Where The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust sits by assets

The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $196M for 618 participants (~$317,620/participant), up 16.1% in 2023.

#8,111
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+16.1%
assets growth YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust's outsized position by total assets

The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$196,288,906 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) 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. The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (618 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust reported net income rose from -$24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust reported participants rose from 380 in the plan year 2022 filing to 618 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust end-of-year assets rose from $169M in the plan year 2022 filing to $196M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 340445620 · James B. Oswald Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust · $196M · 618 · 95th

  • IND $196M
  • IND 618
  • IND 95th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Nhca and Affiliates Retirement and Savings Plan
  • IND ind #8111

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$169M
Net Assets (End of Year)$189M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN340445620
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (James B. Oswald Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All James B. Oswald Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$212M 25.4044144819085% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $169M $212M ▲ +25.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 380 $169M
2023 1 618 $196M
2024 1 747 $212M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.196288906 · Participants: 618The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & TrustGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Nhca and Affiliates Retirement and Savings Plan in NY ($196M); by covered participants it is The Russian School of Mathematics 401(k) Plan in MA (618 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (618 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 James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust grew sharply - up 16.1% during 2023, from $169M to $196M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have James B. Oswald Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), James B. Oswald Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $169M to $212M.
Where does The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust 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 The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nhca and Affiliates Retirement and Savings Plan in NY ($196M, 8,025 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The James B. Oswald Co. 401(k) Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Russian School of Mathematics 401(k) Plan in MA (618 participants, $23M 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 340445620.

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.