401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ernest Packaging 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
523
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,111
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Ernest Packaging · California · Transportation & Warehousing

$45M in assets, 523 participants

Ernest Packaging's Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $45M in total assets and 523 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #2,694 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Where Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $45M for 523 participants (~$86,111/participant), up 18.9% in 2024.

#2,694
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+18.9%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$45,035,934 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. 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. Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (523 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $38M in the plan year 2023 filing to $45M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 460 in the plan year 2023 filing to 523 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 951536052 · Ernest Packaging PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan · $45M · 523 · 83rd

  • EOY $45M
  • 5500 523
  • ASSETS 83rd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Star Lumber & Supply Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #2694

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 California →

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN951536052
Plan Effective Date1986-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ernest Packaging)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ernest Packaging plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 41.518911543386096% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $31.8M $45M ▲ +41.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 433 $32M
2023 1 460 $38M
2024 1 523 $45M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.045035934 · Participants: 523Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Star Lumber & Supply Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in KS ($45M); by covered participants it is Optimizely 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in NH (523 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (523 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 Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 18.9% during 2024, from $38M to $45M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Ernest Packaging plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ernest Packaging's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.5%, from $32M to $45M.
Where does Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Star Lumber & Supply Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in KS ($45M, 404 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ernest Paper Products, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Optimizely 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in NH (523 participants, $75M 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 951536052.

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.