401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

John S. James Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
179
Participants Small participant base
57th
Percentile by assets National rank
$59,933
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by John S. James Co. · Georgia · Transportation & Warehousing

$11M in assets, 179 participants

John S. James Co.'s John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $11M in total assets and 179 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 57th 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.

  • #1,930 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 179 participants in Georgia, about 16% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#1,930
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
-5.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $634K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Transportation & Warehousing and all filers

John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,728,085 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement 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. John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (179 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$634K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 168 in the plan year 2023 filing to 179 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 581276963 · John S. James Co. PY 2024 · 401(k)

John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan · $11M · 179 · 57th

  • NET $11M
  • NET 179
  • NET 57th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Family 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #1930

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$634K
Employer EIN581276963
Plan Effective Date1979-12-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (John S. James Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All John S. James Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 4.690503344790191% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$10.5M$11M$11.5M 202220232024 $10.3M $10.7M ▲ +4.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 141 $10M
2023 1 168 $11M
2024 1 179 $11M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

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

John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.010728085 · Participants: 179John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement PlanThe Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.309174243 · Participants: 452126The Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.985170319 · Participants: 89836Delta 401(k) Retirement PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 15.928334925 · Participants: 14473Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsUPS 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.192071511 · Participants: 95250UPS 401(k) Savings PlanThe Home Depot Futurebuilder, Total assets ($B): 14.149677171 · Participants: 398464The Home Depot Futurebuilder
John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Family 401(k) Plan in CA ($11M); by covered participants it is Davies Life & Health, Inc. in MA (179 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (179 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.6% during 2024, from $11M to $11M. Reported net income was -$634K.
How have John S. James Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), John S. James Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 4.7%, from $10M to $11M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Family 401(k) Plan in CA ($11M, 275 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to John S. James Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Davies Life & Health, Inc. in MA (179 participants, N/A 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 581276963.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.