ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Aehr Test Systems ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
94
Participants Small participant base
41st
Percentile by assets National rank
$45,233
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Aehr Test Systems · California · Manufacturing

$4M in assets, 94 participants

Aehr Test Systems's Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $4M in total assets and 94 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 41st 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.

  • #4,585 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Aehr Test Systems multi-year trail

Aehr Test Systems's plans moved +70.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $4M / 94 participants.

#4,585
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-68.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,251,891 41st percentile higher than 41% 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

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (94 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $10M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 80 in the plan year 2022 filing to 94 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 942424084 · Aehr Test Systems PY 2023 · ESOP

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $4M · 94 · 41st

  • TYPE $4M
  • TYPE 94
  • TYPE 41st
  • TYPE ESOP
  • TYPE near Canastota N/C Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • TYPE ind #4585

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 California →

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ses Environmental Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustSes Environmental Employee S…$4MAehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership PlanAehr Test Systems Employee S…$4MCanastota N/C Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanCanastota N/C Corporation Em…$4MIntrust It Employee Stock Ownership PlanIntrust It Employee Stock Ow…$4MUtah Tank & Trailer Employee Stock Ownership PlanUtah Tank & Trailer Employee…$4M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Aehr Test Systems multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Aehr Test Systems plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 70.2424754229632% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 202220232024 $13.4M $22.8M ▲ +70.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 80 $13M
2023 1 94 $4M
2024 2 173 $23M

Aehr Test Systems filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN942424084
Plan Effective Date1979-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

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

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.004251891 · Participants: 94Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership PlanParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.757068542 · Participants: 7871Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.444524335 · Participants: 1397Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.125537204 · Participants: 1700Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.533004512 · Participants: 72Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRecology Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.497089527 · Participants: 3656Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Canastota N/C Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY ($4M); by covered participants it is Nusource Holdings, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (94 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (94 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 Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 68.3% during 2023, from $13M to $4M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Aehr Test Systems plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aehr Test Systems's sponsor-wide assets grew 70.2%, from $13M to $23M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Canastota N/C Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY ($4M, 11 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nusource Holdings, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (94 participants, $5M 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 942424084.

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.