401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General Shale Brick, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,308
Participants Near avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$31,745
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by General Shale Brick, Inc. · Tennessee · Manufacturing

$42M in assets, 1,308 participants

General Shale Brick, Inc.'s General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan reported $42M in total assets and 1,308 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #13,258 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan sits by assets

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $42M for 1,308 participants (~$31,745/participant), up 5.3% in 2024.

#13,258
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+5.3%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$41,522,769 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 Shale Smart Savings 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. General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,308 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $39M in the plan year 2023 filing to $42M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 200454569 · General Shale Brick, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan · $42M · 1,308 · 82nd

  • BOOK $42M
  • VS-ST 1,308
  • BOY 82nd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Currier Mccabe & Associates Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Plan & Trust
  • PART ind #13258

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bnccorp, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanBnccorp, Inc. 401(k) Savings…$42MGeneral Shale Smart Savings 401(k) PlanGeneral Shale Smart Savings …$42MCurrier Mccabe & Associates Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Plan & TrustCurrier Mccabe & Associates …$42MMccalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 401(k) PlanMccalla Raymer Leibert Pierc…$42MRawle & Henderson Retirement PlanRawle & Henderson Retirement…$42M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Shale Smart Savings 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)$39M
Net Assets (End of Year)$42M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN200454569
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Shale Brick, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Shale Brick, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$180M 19.226113144859067% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$150M$160M$170M$180M$190M 202220232024 $151M $180M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 884 $151M
2023 3 1,750 $168M
2024 3 1,928 $180M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Tennessee

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

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.041522769 · Participants: 1308General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) PlanFedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.378065969 · Participants: 113079Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings PlanHca 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.821303026 · Participants: 307086Hca 401(k) PlanFederal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.306930367 · Participants: 5830Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings PlanInternational Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.993858777 · Participants: 12564International Paper Company Salaried Savings PlanChs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.778242011 · Participants: 59441Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Currier Mccabe & Associates Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Plan & Trust in NY ($42M); by covered participants it is Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (1,308 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,308 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 Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.3% during 2024, from $39M to $42M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have General Shale Brick, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Shale Brick, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $151M to $180M.
Where does General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Currier Mccabe & Associates Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Plan & Trust in NY ($42M, 208 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Shale Smart Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (1,308 participants, $319M 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 200454569.

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.