401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Eugene S. Stark, Plan Administrator 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
13
Participants Small participant base
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.6M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan · Sponsored by Eugene S. Stark, Plan Administrator · New York · Finance & Insurance

$20M in assets, 13 participants

Eugene S. Stark, Plan Administrator's General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan reported $20M in total assets and 13 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #4,778 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

2024 asset change

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan contracted severely 33.2% in 2024 ($31M → $20M) for 13 participants.

#4,778
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
-33.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan's outsized position by total assets

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,441,398 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift 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. General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan is a small filing (13 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan end-of-year assets fell from $31M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 135098450 · Eugene S. Stark, Plan Administrator PY 2024 · 401(k)

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan · $20M · 13 · 71st

  • NET $20M
  • BOOK 13
  • VS-ST 71st
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Deseret First Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #4778

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Eugene S. Stark, Plan Administrator years around the 2024 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Eugene S. Stark, Plan Administrator plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52M 5.848244492432811% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $48.8M $51.6M ▲ +5.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 26 $49M
2023 2 26 $59M
2024 2 26 $52M

2024 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN135098450
Plan Effective Date1960-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020441398 · Participants: 13General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Deseret First Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan in UT ($20M); by covered participants it is Kaspien Inc. 401(k) Plan in WA (13 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13 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 General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan contracted severely - down 33.2% during 2024, from $31M to $20M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Eugene S. Stark, Plan Administrator plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Eugene S. Stark, Plan Administrator's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.8%, from $49M to $52M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Deseret First Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan in UT ($20M, 213 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kaspien Inc. 401(k) Plan in WA (13 participants, N/A 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 135098450.

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.