ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Harps Food Stores ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$306M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,833
Participants Above avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$107,838
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Harps Food Stores · Arkansas · Retail Trade

$306M in assets, 2,833 participants

Harps Food Stores's Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $306M in total assets and 2,833 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,221 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Where Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $306M for 2,833 participants (~$107,838/participant), up 0.6% in 2023.

#8,221
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+0.6%
assets growth YoY
3.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$305,504,524 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (2,833 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 2,351 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,833 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $304M in the plan year 2022 filing to $306M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 710304953 · Harps Food Stores PY 2023 · ESOP

Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $306M · 2,833 · 96th

  • EOY $306M
  • 5500 2,833
  • ASSETS 96th
  • PCT ESOP
  • EIN near Morton Buildings, Inc. Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • RANK ind #8221

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 Arkansas →

Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$304M
Net Assets (End of Year)$306M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN710304953
Plan Effective Date1988-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Harps Food Stores)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Harps Food Stores plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$361M 7.043745819521682% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$330M$340M$350M$360M$370M 202220232024 $337M $361M ▲ +7.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,573 $337M
2023 2 7,415 $345M
2024 2 7,908 $361M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Arkansas

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

Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000100020003000 0200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 305.504524 · Participants: 2833Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentral States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 495.637041 · Participants: 1113Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentral Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 351.515956 · Participants: 119Central Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustE.C. Barton & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Total assets ($M): 167.149092 · Participants: 674E.C. Barton & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan & TrustRubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 64.127237 · Participants: 147Rubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership PlanHytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 31.366247 · Participants: 1570Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants

Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest ESOP by assets is Morton Buildings, Inc. Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL ($308M); by covered participants it is Woodman's Employees' Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan in WI (2,837 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,833 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 Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023?
Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan held essentially flat - up 0.6% during 2023, from $304M to $306M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Harps Food Stores plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Harps Food Stores's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.0%, from $337M to $361M.
Where does Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 96th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Morton Buildings, Inc. Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL ($308M, 1,774 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Woodman's Employees' Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan in WI (2,837 participants, $700M in assets).