ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$415M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,140
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$363,659
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$415M in assets, 1,140 participants

Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc.'s Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $415M in total assets and 1,140 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #7,886 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Where Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $415M for 1,140 participants (~$363,659/participant), down 16.3% in 2024.

#7,886
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-16.3%
assets change YoY
4.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $30M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$414,571,592 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership 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. Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (1,140 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $200M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 956 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,140 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $495M in the plan year 2023 filing to $415M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 843579835 · Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $415M · 1,140 · 97th

  • VS-ST $415M
  • VS-ST 1,140
  • VS-ST 97th
  • VS-ST ESOP
  • VS-ST near Spencer's Air Conditioning & Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • VS-ST ind #7886

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 →

Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$495M
Net Assets (End of Year)$149M
Net Income-$30M
Employer EIN843579835
Plan Effective Date2019-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$415M 31.91409269616387% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$400M$500M$600M$700M 202220232024 $609M $415M ▼ -31.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,706 $609M
2023 1 956 $495M
2024 1 1,140 $415M

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

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

Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 0246 Total assets ($B) Participants Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.414571592 · Participants: 1140Golden Hippo 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
Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Spencer's Air Conditioning & Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ ($415M); by covered participants it is Halff Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in TX (1,131 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,140 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 Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan declined sharply - down 16.3% during 2024, from $495M to $415M. Reported net income was -$30M.
How have Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Golden Hippo Holdco, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 31.9%, from $609M to $415M.
Where does Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Spencer's Air Conditioning & Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ ($415M, 263 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Golden Hippo Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Halff Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in TX (1,131 participants, $53M 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 843579835.

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.