401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$52M
Total assets Below avg plan size
226
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$232,156
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Directions Research, Inc. · Ohio · Professional & Technical Services

$52M in assets, 226 participants

Directions Research, Inc.'s Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $52M in total assets and 226 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #17,255 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 226 participants in Ohio, about 30% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $52M.

#17,255
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+14.9%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$52,467,246 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (226 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $46M in the plan year 2023 filing to $52M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants fell from 229 in the plan year 2023 filing to 226 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 311236894 · Directions Research, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $52M · 226 · 85th

  • TYPE $52M
  • TYPE 226
  • TYPE 85th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near W. T. Walker Group, Inc. 401(k) Personal Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #17255

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pegasus Technologies, Inc. Employee Savings & Ret. Plan 401(k)Pegasus Technologies, Inc. E…$52MDirections Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanDirections Research, Inc. 40…$52MMbo Professional Services Inc. 401(k) PlanMbo Professional Services In…$52MW. T. Walker Group, Inc. 401(k) Personal Savings PlanW. T. Walker Group, Inc. 401…$52MLandmark School 401(k) Plan$52M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$46M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN311236894
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Directions Research, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Directions Research, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52M 38.10073022718565% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $38M $52.5M ▲ +38.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 209 $38M
2023 1 229 $46M
2024 1 226 $52M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.052467246 · Participants: 226Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings Plan
Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is W. T. Walker Group, Inc. 401(k) Personal Savings Plan in WI ($52M); by covered participants it is F.H. Furr Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA (226 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (226 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 Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.9% during 2024, from $46M to $52M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Directions Research, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Directions Research, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 38.1%, from $38M to $52M.
Where does Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is W. T. Walker Group, Inc. 401(k) Personal Savings Plan in WI ($52M, 363 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Directions Research, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is F.H. Furr Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA (226 participants, $9M 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 311236894.

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.