401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

O'brien Steel Service Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
424
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$61,070
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: O'brien Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by O'brien Steel Service Co. · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$26M in assets, 424 participants

O'brien Steel Service Co.'s O'brien Group 401(k) Plan reported $26M in total assets and 424 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #4,416 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Where O'brien Group 401(k) Plan sits by assets

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $26M for 424 participants (~$61,070/participant), up 8.1% in 2024.

#4,416
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+8.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,893,801 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

O'brien Group 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. O'brien Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (424 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • O'brien Group 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • O'brien Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $24M in the plan year 2023 filing to $26M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • O'brien Group 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 409 in the plan year 2023 filing to 424 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 370991960 · O'brien Steel Service Co. PY 2024 · 401(k)

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan · $26M · 424 · 75th

  • EOY $26M
  • 5500 424
  • ASSETS 75th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Eagle Transport Corporation 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #4416

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 Illinois →

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wic Group 401(k) Plan$26MO'brien Group 401(k) Plan$26MEagle Transport Corporation 401(k) PlanEagle Transport Corporation …$26MChurchill Management Corp 401(k) Prof Shar PlanChurchill Management Corp 40…$26MVoice Media Group Retirement Savings PlanVoice Media Group Retirement…$26M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among O'brien Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN370991960
Plan Effective Date1984-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (O'brien Steel Service Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All O'brien Steel Service Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$26M 27.168732458239013% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$18M$20M$22M$24M$26M$28M 202220232024 $20.4M $25.9M ▲ +27.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 351 $20M
2023 1 409 $24M
2024 1 424 $26M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants O'brien Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025893801 · Participants: 424O'brien Group 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
O'brien Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

O'brien Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Eagle Transport Corporation 401(k) Plan in NC ($26M); by covered participants it is Verbal Beginnings LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (424 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (424 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 O'brien Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
O'brien Group 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2024, from $24M to $26M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have O'brien Steel Service Co. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), O'brien Steel Service Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.2%, from $20M to $26M.
Where does O'brien Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
O'brien Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 75th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to O'brien Group 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Eagle Transport Corporation 401(k) Plan in NC ($26M, 815 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to O'brien Group 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Verbal Beginnings LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (424 participants, $4M in assets).