ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
29
Participants Small participant base
64th
Percentile by assets National rank
$512,950
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc. · Texas · Wholesale Trade

$15M in assets, 29 participants

Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc.'s Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported $15M in total assets and 29 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 64th 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.

  • #3,474 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc. multi-year trail

Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc.'s plans moved -18.3% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust at $15M / 29 participants.

#3,474
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
-11.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust's mid-pack asset rank among Wholesale Trade and all filers

Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$14,875,556 Top 36% higher than 64% of 123,620 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 2024

Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust is a small filing (29 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported net income fell from -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust end-of-year assets fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 28 in the plan year 2023 filing to 29 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 742121498 · Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust · $15M · 29 · 64th

  • PART $15M
  • TYPE 29
  • NET 64th
  • BOOK ESOP
  • VS-ST near Northern Construction Holding, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • BOY ind #3474

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 Texas →

Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 18.325076009745718% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$15M$16M$17M$18M$19M 202220232024 $18.2M $14.9M ▼ -18.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 33 $18M
2023 1 28 $17M
2024 1 29 $15M

Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN742121498
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Texas

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

Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs. nearby ESOP plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.014875556 · Participants: 29Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustSammons Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.876523932 · Participants: 3284Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHighland Homes Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.982965144 · Participants: 891Highland Homes Employee Stock Ownership PlanAustin Industries Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.527193522 · Participants: 7703Austin Industries Employee Stock Ownership PlanLja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.493492368 · Participants: 1799Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAir Tractor Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.40134922 · Participants: 350Air Tractor Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs. nearby ESOP plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest ESOP by assets is Northern Construction Holding, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MA ($15M); by covered participants it is Clay County Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (29 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust assets move in 2024?
Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust pulled back noticeably - down 11.7% during 2024, from $17M to $15M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Valves & Fittings of Houston, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 18.3%, from $18M to $15M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Northern Construction Holding, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MA ($15M, 45 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Valves and Fittings of Houston, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Clay County Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (29 participants, N/A in assets).