401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Nova 401(k) Associates 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 185
Participants Below avg headcount: 74th
Percentile by assets National rank: $133,968
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Nova 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Nova 401(k) Associates · Texas · Finance & Insurance

$25M in assets, 185 participants

Nova 401(k) Associates's Nova 401(k) Plan reported $25M in total assets and 185 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

#5,156 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Nova 401(k) Plan covers 185 participants in Texas, about 27% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#5,156
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers): +30.1%
assets growth YoY

Nova 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nova 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,784,083 Top 26% higher than 74% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Nova 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nova 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (185 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Nova 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Nova 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Nova 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 145 in the plan year 2023 filing to 185 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 201181458 · Nova 401(k) Associates PY 2024 · 401(k)

Nova 401(k) Plan · $25M · 185 · 74th

EIN $25M
EIN 185
EIN 74th
EIN 401(k)
EIN near Spaulding Ridge 401(k) Plan
EIN ind #5156

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 Texas →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nova 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$25M
Net Income	$6M
Employer EIN	201181458
Plan Effective Date	2003-09-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nova 401(k) Associates)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $25M 64.48425558314797% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	145	$15M
2023	1	145	$19M
2024	1	185	$25M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Nova 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $43.1B · 109,889
Exxonmobil Savings Plan $23.7B · 21,990
Chevron Employee Savings Investment Plan $20.4B · 21,505
Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $18.8B · 43,873
Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan $17.0B · 67,820

Compare Nova 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nova 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Spaulding Ridge 401(k) Plan in IL ($25M); by covered participants it is Core Machinery Retirement Savings Plan in AZ (185 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($25M here).

Spaulding Ridge 401(k) Plan (IL) $25M · 278
Jpw Industries Employees Retirement Plan (TN) $25M · 284
Z.V. Pate Group Retirement Savings & Profit Sharing Plan (NC) $25M · 347
Treasure Data, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) $25M · 264

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (185 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Core Machinery Retirement Savings Plan (AZ) 185 · 0 off
Worldwide Language Resources 401(k) Plan (NC) 185 · 0 off
Al's Automotive Supply, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (IL) 185 · 0 off
Sms Transportation Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (CA) 185 · 0 off

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 Nova 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Nova 401(k) Plan surged - up 30.1% during 2024, from $19M to $25M. Reported net income was $6M.

How have Nova 401(k) Associates plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nova 401(k) Associates's sponsor-wide assets grew 64.5%, from $15M to $25M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nova 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Spaulding Ridge 401(k) Plan in IL ($25M, 278 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nova 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Core Machinery Retirement Savings Plan in AZ (185 participants, $17M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 201181458.