401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Carolina Eastern Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$21M
Total assets Small plan by assets
406
Participants Below avg headcount
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$51,343
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Carolina Eastern Incorporated · South Carolina · Wholesale Trade

$21M in assets, 406 participants

Carolina Eastern Incorporated's Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $21M in total assets and 406 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #4,101 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Carolina Eastern Incorporated multi-year trail

Carolina Eastern Incorporated's plans moved +37.6% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan at $21M / 406 participants.

#4,101
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+18.4%
assets growth YoY

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,845,248 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) 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. Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (406 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 411 in the plan year 2023 filing to 406 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 570551056 · Carolina Eastern Incorporated PY 2024 · 401(k)

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $21M · 406 · 71st

  • SCH $21M
  • EBSA 406
  • PART 71st
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Ort Tool & Die Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • BOOK ind #4101

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in South Carolina →

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Carolina Eastern Incorporated multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Carolina Eastern Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 37.58418639574246% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $15.2M $20.9M ▲ +37.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 419 $15M
2023 1 411 $18M
2024 1 406 $21M

Carolina Eastern Incorporated filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN570551056
Plan Effective Date1987-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020845248 · Participants: 406Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.477517422 · Participants: 15095Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.829914985 · Participants: 9296The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.663698617 · Participants: 11813Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.460862801 · Participants: 11878Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction PlanThe Milliken Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.350798497 · Participants: 5733The Milliken Retirement Plan
Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants

Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ort Tool & Die Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MI ($21M); by covered participants it is Corsa Coal Napp Division 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in PA (406 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (406 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 Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 18.4% during 2024, from $18M to $21M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Carolina Eastern Incorporated plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Carolina Eastern Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.6%, from $15M to $21M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ort Tool & Die Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MI ($21M, 116 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Carolina Eastern, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Corsa Coal Napp Division 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in PA (406 participants, $33M in assets).