ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Shaffer Distributing Co. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$850K
Total assets Small plan by assets
116
Participants Small participant base
22nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$7,328
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Shaffer Distributing Co. · Ohio · Retail Trade

$850K in assets, 116 participants

Shaffer Distributing Co.'s Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $850K in total assets and 116 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 22nd 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.

  • #2,724 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 116 participants in Ohio, about 15% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $850K.

#2,724
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-51.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $40M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$850,000 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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

Shaffer Distributing Co. 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. Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (116 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 314304446 · Shaffer Distributing Co. PY 2024 · ESOP

Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $850K · 116 · 22nd

  • SCH $850K
  • EBSA 116
  • PART 22nd
  • TYPE ESOP
  • NET near Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • BOOK ind #2724

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 Ohio →

Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Employee Stock Ownership PlanLie-Nielsen Toolworks Employ…$855KWidelity, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanWidelity, Inc. Employee Stoc…$856KThe Kimmey Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustThe Kimmey Company Employee …$860KShaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership PlanShaffer Distributing Co. Emp…$850KCustom Profile Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCustom Profile Holdings, Inc…$840K
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$38M
Net Income-$40M
Employer EIN314304446
Plan Effective Date2023-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Ohio

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

Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00085 · Participants: 116Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership PlanProcter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.965382968 · Participants: 33639Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 2.007916491 · Participants: 1118The Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & TrustMesser Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.695889558 · Participants: 903Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanGreat Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.501664561 · Participants: 4264Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.485460635 · Participants: 415Cleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest ESOP by assets is Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Employee Stock Ownership Plan in ME ($855K); by covered participants it is Siteworks Holding Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ (116 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 51.8% during 2024, from $2M to $850K. Reported net income was -$40M.
Where does Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 22nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Employee Stock Ownership Plan in ME ($855K, 59 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Shaffer Distributing Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Siteworks Holding Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ (116 participants, $22M in assets).