ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Els, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
46
Participants Small participant base
31st
Percentile by assets National rank
$50,432
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Els, Inc. · Virginia · Manufacturing

$2M in assets, 46 participants

Els, Inc.'s Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $2M in total assets and 46 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 31st 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.

  • #2,709 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Els, Inc. multi-year trail

Els, Inc.'s plans moved -28.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $2M / 46 participants.

#2,709
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-8.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $262K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,319,875 31st percentile higher than 31% 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

Els, Inc. 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. Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (46 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$613K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$262K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 62 in the plan year 2023 filing to 46 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 541235683 · Els, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $2M · 46 · 31st

  • ASSETS $2M
  • PCT 46
  • EIN 31st
  • RANK ESOP
  • PHOTO near Norwalk Furniture, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • IND ind #2709

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 Virginia →

Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Els, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Els, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 27.9698736393102% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2M$2.5M$3M$3.5M 202220232024 $3.22M $2.32M ▼ -28.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 61 $3M
2023 1 62 $3M
2024 1 46 $2M

Els, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$262K
Employer EIN541235683
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Virginia

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

Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.002319875 · Participants: 46Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNvr, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.333135639 · Participants: 6515Nvr, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanDelta Star Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.446814442 · Participants: 222Delta Star Employee Stock Ownership PlanModern Technology Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.407104271 · Participants: 1962Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustThe Resorts Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.385752212 · Participants: 1811The Resorts Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNew River Electrical Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.380000537 · Participants: 458New River Electrical Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest ESOP by assets is Norwalk Furniture, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($2M); by covered participants it is Admix, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NH (46 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (46 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 Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.7% during 2024, from $3M to $2M. Reported net income was -$262K.
How have Els, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Els, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 28.0%, from $3M to $2M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Norwalk Furniture, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($2M, 230 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Els, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Admix, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NH (46 participants, $6M 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 541235683.

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.