401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Brown & Joseph, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$46M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,443
Participants Near avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$32,133
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Armstrong 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Brown & Joseph, LLC · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$46M in assets, 1,443 participants

Brown & Joseph, LLC's Armstrong 401(k) Plan reported $46M in total assets and 1,443 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #16,940 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Where Armstrong 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Armstrong 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $46M for 1,443 participants (~$32,133/participant), up 106.6% in 2024.

#16,940
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+106.6%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Armstrong 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Armstrong 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$46,367,857 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Armstrong 401(k) Plan'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. Armstrong 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,443 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Armstrong 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Armstrong 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $46M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Armstrong 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 844 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,443 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 824103407 · Brown & Joseph, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Armstrong 401(k) Plan · $46M · 1,443 · 83rd

  • ASSETS $46M
  • ASSETS 1,443
  • ASSETS 83rd
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Webco Group Holdings, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #16940

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 Illinois →

Armstrong 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Armstrong 401(k) Plan$46MWebco Group Holdings, Inc. ESOP/401(k) PlanWebco Group Holdings, Inc. E…$46MThe Matco Group, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Matco Group, Inc. 401(k)…$46MWieland Rolled Products North America Buffalo, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanWieland Rolled Products Nort…$46MHooper Corporation Retirement PlanHooper Corporation Retiremen…$46M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Armstrong 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$46M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN824103407
Plan Effective Date2020-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brown & Joseph, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brown & Joseph, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$46M 3622.274875048768% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M 202220232024 $1.25M $46.4M ▲ +3609.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 217 $1M
2023 1 844 $22M
2024 1 1,443 $46M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Armstrong 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Armstrong 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.046367857 · Participants: 1443Armstrong 401(k) PlanAccenture 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
Armstrong 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Armstrong 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Webco Group Holdings, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan in KS ($46M); by covered participants it is Independent Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (1,443 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,443 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 Armstrong 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Armstrong 401(k) Plan surged - up 106.6% during 2024, from $22M to $46M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have Brown & Joseph, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brown & Joseph, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 3622.3%, from $1M to $46M.
Where does Armstrong 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Armstrong 401(k) Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 Armstrong 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Webco Group Holdings, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan in KS ($46M, 218 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Armstrong 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Independent Financial 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (1,443 participants, $143M 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 824103407.

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.