ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
112
Participants Small participant base
62nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$118,210
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$13M in assets, 112 participants

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc.'s A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $13M in total assets and 112 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 62nd 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.

  • #12,243 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 112 participants in Illinois, about 14% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $13M.

#12,243
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+8.2%
assets growth YoY

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,239,491 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (112 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $999K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 132 in the plan year 2023 filing to 112 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 363513737 · A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $13M · 112 · 62nd

  • SCH $13M
  • SCH 112
  • SCH 62nd
  • SCH ESOP
  • SCH near Pickering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • SCH ind #12243

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 Illinois →

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income$999K
Employer EIN363513737
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$40M 25.95783729371191% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $31.4M $39.6M ▲ +26.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 281 $31M
2023 2 265 $35M
2024 2 224 $40M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

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

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013239491 · Participants: 112A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.699095694 · Participants: 4909Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.165348047 · Participants: 4815Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.429776889 · Participants: 491Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.0622005 · Participants: 9258Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanShorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.430213996 · Participants: 543Shorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Pickering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TN ($13M); by covered participants it is R. W. Dake & Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (112 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (112 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 A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.2% during 2024, from $12M to $13M. Reported net income was $999K.
How have A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 26.0%, from $31M to $40M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pickering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TN ($13M, 110 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is R. W. Dake & Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (112 participants, $8M in assets).