401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
354
Participants Below avg headcount
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$66,975
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$24M in assets, 354 participants

Walnut Creek Ford, Inc.'s Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan reported $24M in total assets and 354 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #6,705 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. multi-year trail

Walnut Creek Ford, Inc.'s plans moved +31.7% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan at $24M / 354 participants.

#6,705
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+17.4%
assets growth YoY

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,709,058 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) 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. Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (354 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 349 in the plan year 2023 filing to 354 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 680193997 · Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan · $24M · 354 · 73rd

  • IND $24M
  • EOY 354
  • 5500 73rd
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near The Step2 Company 401(k) Retirement Plan & Trust
  • EIN ind #6705

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$24M 31.67647642630839% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$16M$18M$20M$22M$24M$26M 202220232024 $18M $23.7M ▲ +31.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 330 $18M
2023 1 349 $20M
2024 1 354 $24M

Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN680193997
Plan Effective Date2007-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.023709058 · Participants: 354Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Step2 Company 401(k) Retirement Plan & Trust in OH ($24M); by covered participants it is Harper Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (354 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (354 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 Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 17.4% during 2024, from $20M to $24M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Walnut Creek Ford, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Walnut Creek Ford, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.7%, from $18M to $24M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Step2 Company 401(k) Retirement Plan & Trust in OH ($24M, 628 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stead Automotive Group #1 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Harper Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (354 participants, N/A in assets).