401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Qualified Category Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1M
Total assets Small plan by assets
2
Participants Small participant base
26th
Percentile by assets National rank
$640,765
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Qualified Category Inc · California · Professional & Technical Services

$1M in assets, 2 participants

Qualified Category Inc's Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $1M in total assets and 2 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 26th 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.

  • #4,328 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan holds $1M for 2 participants - about $640,765 per participant, in the lower half of filed plans by assets.

#4,328
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
-5.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $68K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,281,530 26th percentile higher than 26% 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

Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a micro filing (2 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $56K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$68K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 274360205 · Qualified Category Inc PY 2023 · 401(k)

Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $1M · 2 · 26th

  • EOY $1M
  • 5500 2
  • ASSETS 26th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Regina L. Lewis, D.D.S., Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #4328

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership PlanQualified Category Inc Emplo…$1MRegina L. Lewis, D.D.S., Inc. 401(k) PlanRegina L. Lewis, D.D.S., Inc…$1MAlmo Corporation Union Employees' 401(k) PlanAlmo Corporation Union Emplo…$1MCross Financial Management 401(k) Plan QrpCross Financial Management 4…$1MLetnan Industries, Inc. 401(k) PlanLetnan Industries, Inc. 401(…$1M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income-$68K
Employer EIN274360205
Plan Effective Date2010-11-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Qualified Category Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Qualified Category Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1M 7.0391009297890355% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.2M$1.25M$1.3M$1.35M$1.4M 202220232024 $1.35M $1.25M ▼ -7.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2 $1M
2023 1 2 $1M
2024 1 2 $1M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00128153 · Participants: 2Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Regina L. Lewis, D.D.S., Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($1M); by covered participants it is Napa Bound Retirement Plan in FL (2 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2 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 Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023?
Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.0% during 2023, from $1M to $1M. Reported net income was -$68K.
How have Qualified Category Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Qualified Category Inc's sponsor-wide assets declined 7.0%, from $1M to $1M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Regina L. Lewis, D.D.S., Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($1M, 16 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Qualified Category Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Napa Bound Retirement Plan in FL (2 participants, N/A in assets).