ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Dude Abides, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
230
Participants Below avg headcount
27th
Percentile by assets National rank
$6,783
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by The Dude Abides, Inc. · Tennessee · Retail Trade

$2M in assets, 230 participants

The Dude Abides, Inc.'s The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $2M in total assets and 230 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 27th 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.

  • #3,191 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 230 participants in Tennessee, about 20% of the average Tennessee filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $2M.

#3,191
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+100.0%
assets growth YoY

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,560,000 27th percentile higher than 27% 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 Dude Abides Employee 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. The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (230 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $780K in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $471K in the plan year 2023 filing to $780K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 197 in the plan year 2023 filing to 230 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 823322387 · The Dude Abides, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $2M · 230 · 27th

  • 5500 $2M
  • 5500 230
  • 5500 27th
  • 5500 ESOP
  • 5500 near Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • 5500 ind #3191

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 →

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$780K
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income$780K
Employer EIN823322387
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Dude Abides, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Dude Abides, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 113.13633183672742% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4M$6M$8M$10M$12M 202220232024 $4.88M $10.4M ▲ +112.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 288 $5M
2023 2 391 $8M
2024 2 462 $10M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Tennessee

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

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 -2000200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 1.56 · Participants: 230The Dude Abides Employee 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
The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest ESOP by assets is Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AK ($2M); by covered participants it is Mission Bell Mfg, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (230 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (230 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 Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 100.0% during 2024, from $780K to $2M. Reported net income was $780K.
How have The Dude Abides, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Dude Abides, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 113.1%, from $5M to $10M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AK ($2M, 67 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Dude Abides Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mission Bell Mfg, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (230 participants, $329K 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 823322387.

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.