ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Grato Holdings, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$21M
Total assets Small plan by assets
99
Participants Small participant base
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$214,212
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Grato Holdings, Inc. · Iowa · Wholesale Trade

$21M in assets, 99 participants

Grato Holdings, Inc.'s Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $21M in total assets and 99 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.

  • #4,117 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan holds $21M for 99 participants - about $214,212 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#4,117
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
-1.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $230K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,207,034 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

Grato 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. Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (99 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$728K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$230K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 103 in the plan year 2023 filing to 99 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 270269085 · Grato Holdings, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $21M · 99 · 71st

  • 5500 $21M
  • ASSETS 99
  • PCT 71st
  • EIN ESOP
  • RANK near Abm Holdings, Inc. ESOP
  • PHOTO ind #4117

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 →

Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$21M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income-$230K
Employer EIN270269085
Plan Effective Date2011-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Grato Holdings, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Grato Holdings, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 5.578167723395187% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$21M$21.5M$22M$22.5M$23M 202220232024 $22.5M $21.2M ▼ -5.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 214 $22M
2023 1 103 $21M
2024 1 99 $21M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Iowa

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

Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 21.207034 · Participants: 99Grato 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
Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Iowa, the nearest ESOP by assets is Abm Holdings, Inc. ESOP in ND ($21M); by covered participants it is Keller, Schroeder & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IN (99 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 Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged down modestly - down 1.2% during 2024, from $21M to $21M. Reported net income was -$230K.
How have Grato Holdings, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Grato Holdings, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 5.6%, from $22M to $21M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Abm Holdings, Inc. ESOP in ND ($21M, 70 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Grato Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Keller, Schroeder & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IN (99 participants, $38M in assets).