ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Dude Abides, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$780K
Total assets Small plan by assets
197
Participants Below avg headcount
22nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$3,959
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by The Dude Abides, Inc. · Tennessee · Retail Trade

$780K in assets, 197 participants

The Dude Abides, Inc.'s The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $780K in total assets and 197 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 22nd 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.

  • #2,832 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 197 participants in Tennessee, about 17% of the average Tennessee filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $780K.

#2,832
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+152.2%
assets growth YoY

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$780,000 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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 Dude Abides 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 Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (197 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $309K in the plan year 2022 filing to $780K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $309K in the plan year 2022 filing to $471K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 145 in the plan year 2022 filing to 197 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 823322387 · The Dude Abides, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $780K · 197 · 22nd

  • EOY $780K
  • 5500 197
  • ASSETS 22nd
  • PCT ESOP
  • EIN near The Great Lakes Brewing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • RANK ind #2832

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 Tennessee →

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$309K
Net Assets (End of Year)$780K
Net Income$471K
Employer EIN823322387
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Dude Abides, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Dude Abides, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 113.13633183672742% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4M$6M$8M$10M$12M 202220232024 $4.88M $10.4M ▲ +112.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 288 $5M
2023 2 391 $8M
2024 2 462 $10M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Tennessee

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

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500100015002000 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 0.78 · Participants: 197The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership PlanBarr Brands International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 426.710102 · Participants: 401Barr Brands International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership PlanZander Group Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 221.11771 · Participants: 190Zander Group Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNational Health Corp Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 144.306423 · Participants: 1470National Health Corp Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 133.506002 · Participants: 4243ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanSmith Seckman Reid, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 99.459001 · Participants: 483Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest ESOP by assets is The Great Lakes Brewing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($779K); by covered participants it is Forcine Concrete & Construction Co. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA (197 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (197 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 Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 152.2% during 2023, from $309K to $780K. Reported net income was $471K.
How have The Dude Abides, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Dude Abides, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 113.1%, from $5M to $10M.
Where does The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 22nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Great Lakes Brewing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($779K, 177 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Forcine Concrete & Construction Co. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA (197 participants, $11M 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 823322387.

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.