ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

West Union Trenching ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$41M
Total assets Below avg plan size
86
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$471,176
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by West Union Trenching · Iowa · Construction

$41M in assets, 86 participants

West Union Trenching's West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $41M in total assets and 86 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #7,236 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $41M for 86 participants (~$471,176/participant), up 187.0% in 2024.

#7,236
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+187.0%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$40,521,109 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (86 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $41M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 76 in the plan year 2023 filing to 86 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 204930359 · West Union Trenching PY 2024 · ESOP

West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $41M · 86 · 82nd

  • IND $41M
  • EOY 86
  • 5500 82nd
  • ASSETS ESOP
  • PCT near St Cloud Industrial Products Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • EIN ind #7236

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 Iowa →

West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN204930359
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (West Union Trenching)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All West Union Trenching plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$41M 379.94847446417094% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $8.44M $40.5M ▲ +380.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 63 $8M
2023 1 76 $14M
2024 1 86 $41M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Iowa

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

West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 40.521109 · Participants: 86West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmployee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 877.41862 · Participants: 819Employee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanVan Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 658.666503 · Participants: 849Van Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanIta Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 498.079165 · Participants: 907Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership PlanPrecision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 472.977214 · Participants: 658Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustVgm Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 426.304167 · Participants: 1169Vgm Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest ESOP by assets is St Cloud Industrial Products Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MN ($41M); by covered participants it is Fitzwater Holding Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (86 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 187.0% during 2024, from $14M to $41M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have West Union Trenching plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), West Union Trenching's sponsor-wide assets grew 379.9%, from $8M to $41M.
Where does West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is St Cloud Industrial Products Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MN ($41M, 205 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to West Union Trenching, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fitzwater Holding Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (86 participants, $11M in assets).