401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$51M
Total assets Below avg plan size
258
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$197,548
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ace Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ace Hardware Corporation · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$51M in assets, 258 participants

Ace Hardware Corporation's Ace Retirement Savings Plan reported $51M in total assets and 258 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #5,192 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ace Retirement Savings Plan covers 258 participants in Illinois, about 33% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $51M.

#5,192
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+105.9%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ace Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ace Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$50,967,363 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Ace Retirement Savings 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. Ace Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (258 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ace Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to $51M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ace Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 171 in the plan year 2023 filing to 258 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 360700810 · Ace Hardware Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ace Retirement Savings Plan · $51M · 258 · 84th

  • PHOTO $51M
  • PHOTO 258
  • PHOTO 84th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #5192

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 →

Ace Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$51M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN360700810
Plan Effective Date2015-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ace Hardware Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ace Hardware Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 38.3849105233027% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.01B $1.39B ▲ +37.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,103 $1.0B
2023 3 15,415 $1.2B
2024 3 16,529 $1.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Ace Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Ace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.050967363 · Participants: 258Ace Retirement Savings 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
Ace Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ace Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ace Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($51M); by covered participants it is Momomilk, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NY (258 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (258 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 Ace Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ace Retirement Savings Plan surged - up 105.9% during 2024, from $25M to $51M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Ace Hardware Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ace Hardware Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.4%, from $1.0B to $1.4B.
Where does Ace Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ace Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 84th 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 Ace Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($51M, 102 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ace Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Momomilk, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NY (258 participants, $3M 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 360700810.

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.