401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ace Hardware Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$188M
Total assets Near avg plan size
9,574
Participants Very large workforce
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$19,658
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) · Sponsored by Ace Hardware Corporation · Illinois · Other Services

$188M in assets, 9,574 participants

Ace Hardware Corporation's Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) reported $188M in total assets and 9,574 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #7,577 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) covers 9,574 participants in Illinois, 12x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $188M.

#7,577
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+15.2%
assets growth YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k)'s outsized position by total assets

Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$188,209,099 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k)'s large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) lands in the large band (9,574 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) end-of-year assets rose from $163M in the plan year 2023 filing to $188M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) reported participants rose from 8,612 in the plan year 2023 filing to 9,574 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) reported net income fell from $24M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 360700810 · Ace Hardware Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) · $188M · 9,574 · 94th

  • 5500 $188M
  • ASSETS 9,574
  • PCT 94th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP Retirement Plan I
  • PHOTO ind #7577

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$163M
Net Assets (End of Year)$188M
Net Income$24M
Employer EIN360700810
Plan Effective Date2015-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ace Hardware Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ace Hardware Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 38.3849105233027% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.01B $1.39B ▲ +37.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,103 $1.0B
2023 3 15,415 $1.2B
2024 3 16,529 $1.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k), Total assets ($B): 0.188209099 · Participants: 9574Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k)Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k)

Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) reports $188M in end-of-year assets across 9,574 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $19,658 per participant (14% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $24M.

This plan identity (EIN 360700810, plan #333) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $137M to $188M (+37.0%) while covered participants moved from 8,196 to 9,574 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,196 $137M Open filing
2023 8,612 $163M Open filing
2024 · index core 9,574 $188M This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP Retirement Plan I in PA ($188M); by covered participants it is Interfoods of America, Inc. Employees Savings Plan in FL (9,577 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,574 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 Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) assets move in 2024?
Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) grew sharply - up 15.2% during 2024, from $163M to $188M. Reported net income was $24M.
How have Ace Hardware Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ace Hardware Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.4%, from $1.0B to $1.4B.
Where does Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k) ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k)?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP Retirement Plan I in PA ($188M, 276 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ace Retail Savings Plan 401(k)?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Interfoods of America, Inc. Employees Savings Plan in FL (9,577 participants, $3M in assets).