ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Great Western Sales, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$19M
Total assets Small plan by assets
104
Participants Small participant base
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$178,173
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Great Western Sales, Inc. · California · Wholesale Trade

$19M in assets, 104 participants

Great Western Sales, Inc.'s Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $19M in total assets and 104 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #3,892 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in California

Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 104 participants in California, about 17% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $19M.

#3,892
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+16.4%
assets growth YoY

Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$18,530,000 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership 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. Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (104 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $19M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 114 in the plan year 2023 filing to 104 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 952806822 · Great Western Sales, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $19M · 104 · 69th

  • PART $19M
  • PART 104
  • PART 69th
  • PART ESOP
  • PART near Blankenberger Brothers, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement
  • PART ind #3892

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 California →

Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$13M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN952806822
Plan Effective Date2020-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Great Western Sales, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Great Western Sales, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19M 48.03866741231925% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$12M$14M$16M$18M$20M 202220232024 $12.5M $18.5M ▲ +48.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 102 $13M
2023 1 114 $16M
2024 1 104 $19M

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

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

Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.01853 · Participants: 104Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership PlanParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.994512995 · Participants: 8040Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.694943363 · Participants: 1499Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.538046697 · Participants: 1998Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanEcc Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.632082376 · Participants: 317Ecc Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.596115632 · Participants: 68Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Blankenberger Brothers, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement in IN ($19M); by covered participants it is New Glarus Brewing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (104 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (104 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 Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 16.4% during 2024, from $16M to $19M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Great Western Sales, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Great Western Sales, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 48.0%, from $13M to $19M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Blankenberger Brothers, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement in IN ($19M, 30 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mega Western Sales Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is New Glarus Brewing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (104 participants, $27M 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 952806822.

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.