401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General Shale Brick, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$139M
Total assets Near avg plan size
594
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$233,768
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The General Shale 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by General Shale Brick, Inc. · Tennessee · Manufacturing

$139M in assets, 594 participants

General Shale Brick, Inc.'s The General Shale 401(k) Plan reported $139M in total assets and 594 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #15,777 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where The General Shale 401(k) Plan sits by assets

The General Shale 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $139M for 594 participants (~$233,768/participant), up 8.9% in 2024.

#15,777
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+8.9%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$138,858,213 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

The General Shale 401(k) 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. The General Shale 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (594 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The General Shale 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 292 in the plan year 2023 filing to 594 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The General Shale 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The General Shale 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $128M in the plan year 2023 filing to $139M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

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

The General Shale 401(k) Plan · $139M · 594 · 93rd

  • BOOK $139M
  • VS-ST 594
  • BOY 93rd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Ecg Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #15777

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 →

The General Shale 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Roetzel & Andress 401(k) PlanThe Roetzel & Andress 401(k)…$139MCross Retirement Plan$139MEcg Profit Sharing/401(k) PlanEcg Profit Sharing/401(k) Pl…$139MThe General Shale 401(k) Plan$139MHawkins, Inc. Profit Sharing PlanHawkins, Inc. Profit Sharing…$139M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The General Shale 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)$128M
Net Assets (End of Year)$139M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN200454569
Plan Effective Date1985-10-01
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.

The General Shale 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The General Shale 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.138858213 · Participants: 594The General Shale 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
The General Shale 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare The General Shale 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Tennessee, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ecg Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in CA ($139M); by covered participants it is Vacation Rental Pros Property Management LLC in FL (594 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($139M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (594 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 The General Shale 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The General Shale 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.9% during 2024, from $128M to $139M. Reported net income was $11M.
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 The General Shale 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The General Shale 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 The General Shale 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ecg Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in CA ($139M, 326 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The General Shale 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Vacation Rental Pros Property Management LLC in FL (594 participants, $5M 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.