401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$176M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,777
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$99,196
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ahead, Inc. · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$176M in assets, 1,777 participants

Ahead, Inc.'s Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $176M in total assets and 1,777 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #19,129 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 1,777 participants in Illinois, 2.3x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $176M.

#19,129
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+29.5%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$176,270,988 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,777 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $136M in the plan year 2023 filing to $176M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $38M in the plan year 2023 filing to $31M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,731 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,777 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 843489032 · Ahead, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $176M · 1,777 · 94th

  • NET $176M
  • BOOK 1,777
  • VS-ST 94th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Tower Semiconductor Newport Beach Retirement Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #19129

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

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

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$136M
Net Assets (End of Year)$176M
Net Income$31M
Employer EIN843489032
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ahead, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ahead, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$176M 79.81641017783537% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $98M $176M ▲ +79.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,329 $98M
2023 2 2,623 $194M
2024 1 1,777 $176M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.176270988 · Participants: 1777Ahead, Inc. 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
Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tower Semiconductor Newport Beach Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($176M); by covered participants it is Renaissance Learning, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in WI (1,777 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($176M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,777 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 Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 29.5% during 2024, from $136M to $176M. Reported net income was $31M.
How have Ahead, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ahead, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 79.8%, from $98M to $176M.
Where does Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tower Semiconductor Newport Beach Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($176M, 1,080 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ahead, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Renaissance Learning, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in WI (1,777 participants, $217M 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 843489032.

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.