ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

E.W. James & Sons, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$52K
Total assets Small plan by assets
156
Participants Small participant base
4th
Percentile by assets National rank
$333
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by E.W. James & Sons, Inc. · Tennessee · Wholesale Trade

$52K in assets, 156 participants

E.W. James & Sons, Inc.'s E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan reported $52K in total assets and 156 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 4th 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.

  • #128 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan covers 156 participants in Tennessee, about 14% of the average Tennessee filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $52K.

#128
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
-82.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $242K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$52,023 4th percentile higher than 4% 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

E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & 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. E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (156 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $294K in the plan year 2023 filing to $52K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from -$187K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$242K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 179 in the plan year 2023 filing to 156 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 611028712 · E.W. James & Sons, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan · $52K · 156 · 4th

  • BOY $52K
  • SCH 156
  • EBSA 4th
  • PART ESOP
  • TYPE near Strassell's Machine, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • NET ind #128

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 Tennessee →

E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$294K
Net Assets (End of Year)$52K
Net Income-$242K
Employer EIN611028712
Plan Effective Date1975-01-10
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (E.W. James & Sons, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All E.W. James & Sons, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52K 97.86382834744089% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$1M$2M$3M 202220232024 $2.44M $0.05M ▼ -98.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 377 $2M
2023 1 179 $294K
2024 1 156 $52K

Nearby ESOP Plans in Tennessee

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

E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 -2000200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 0.052023 · Participants: 156E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership PlanBarr Brands International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 470.413823 · Participants: 403Barr Brands International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership PlanZander Group Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 247.006343 · Participants: 201Zander Group Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNational Health Corp Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 168.305927 · Participants: 1385National Health Corp Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 143.44577 · Participants: 5153ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanSmith Seckman Reid, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 116.245191 · Participants: 507Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants

E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest ESOP by assets is Strassell's Machine, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($52K); by covered participants it is Loureiro Engineering Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CT (156 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 E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 82.3% during 2024, from $294K to $52K. Reported net income was -$242K.
How have E.W. James & Sons, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), E.W. James & Sons, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 97.9%, from $2M to $52K.
Where does E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 4th 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 E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Strassell's Machine, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($52K, 37 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to E.W. James & Sons, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing & Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Loureiro Engineering Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CT (156 participants, $22M in assets).