ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Alton Steel, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$950K
Total assets Small plan by assets
46
Participants Small participant base
23rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$20,652
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Alton Steel, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$950K in assets, 46 participants

Alton Steel, Inc.'s Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $950K in total assets and 46 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 23rd 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.

  • #1,877 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Alton Steel, Inc. multi-year trail

Alton Steel, Inc.'s plans moved -22.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $950K / 46 participants.

#1,877
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-92.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$950,000 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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

Alton Steel, Inc. 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. Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (46 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $950K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 55 in the plan year 2022 filing to 46 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 371414820 · Alton Steel, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $950K · 46 · 23rd

  • EOY $950K
  • 5500 46
  • ASSETS 23rd
  • PCT ESOP
  • EIN near Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • RANK ind #1877

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 Illinois →

Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Alton Steel, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Alton Steel, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$25M 22.84608995554213% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $32.7M $25.3M ▼ -22.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 302 $33M
2023 2 282 $24M
2024 2 282 $25M

Alton Steel, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$33M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN371414820
Plan Effective Date2018-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

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

Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00095 · Participants: 46Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.440263476 · Participants: 4738Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.616096816 · Participants: 4251Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.195072662 · Participants: 486Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($950K); by covered participants it is Ten-E Packaging Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MN (46 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023?
Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 92.8% during 2023, from $13M to $950K. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Alton Steel, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Alton Steel, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 22.8%, from $33M to $25M.
Where does Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 23rd 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 Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($950K, 28 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Alton Steel, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ten-E Packaging Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MN (46 participants, $10M in assets).