ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Distribution Alternatives, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1M
Total assets Small plan by assets
293
Participants Below avg headcount
26th
Percentile by assets National rank
$4,587
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Distribution Alternatives, Inc. · Minnesota · Transportation & Warehousing

$1M in assets, 293 participants

Distribution Alternatives, Inc.'s Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $1M in total assets and 293 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 26th 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.

  • #875 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 293 participants in Minnesota, about 26% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $1M.

#875
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
-54.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,343,984 26th percentile higher than 26% 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

Distribution Alternatives, Inc. 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. Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (293 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 300 in the plan year 2023 filing to 293 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 410791842 · Distribution Alternatives, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $1M · 293 · 26th

  • TYPE $1M
  • TYPE 293
  • TYPE 26th
  • TYPE ESOP
  • TYPE near F.D.M. Contracting Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • TYPE ind #875

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 Minnesota →

Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN410791842
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Distribution Alternatives, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Distribution Alternatives, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 19.39186822247871% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9M$10M$11M$12M 202220232024 $11.6M $9.37M ▼ -19.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 556 $12M
2023 2 640 $11M
2024 2 603 $9M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Minnesota

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

Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -500050010001500 Total assets ($M) Participants Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 1.343984 · Participants: 293Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAndersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 962.686911 · Participants: 12104Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanLandscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 593.784492 · Participants: 490Landscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustKingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 593.525018 · Participants: 782Kingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanForce America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 472.716981 · Participants: 615Force America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAblenet, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 459.837439 · Participants: 134Ablenet, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest ESOP by assets is F.D.M. Contracting Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MI ($1M); by covered participants it is Alterman Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX (293 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (293 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 Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 54.9% during 2024, from $3M to $1M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Distribution Alternatives, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Distribution Alternatives, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 19.4%, from $12M to $9M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is F.D.M. Contracting Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MI ($1M, 25 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Distribution Alternatives, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Alterman Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX (293 participants, $128M 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 410791842.

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.