401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 15
Participants Small participant base: 39th
Percentile by assets National rank: $274,940
Avg per participant High balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Hopeless Records, Inc. · California · Wholesale Trade

$4M in assets, 15 participants

Hopeless Records, Inc.'s Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $4M in total assets and 15 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 39th 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.

#1,716 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Hopeless Records, Inc. multi-year trail

Hopeless Records, Inc.'s plans moved +10.4% in assets from 2023 to 2024; this filing shows Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan at $4M / 15 participants.

#1,716
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers): +10.4%
assets growth YoY

Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Wholesale Trade and all filers

Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,124,102 39th percentile higher than 39% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a small filing (15 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $796K in the plan year 2023 filing to $389K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 13 in the plan year 2023 filing to 15 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 954681334 · Hopeless Records, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $4M · 15 · 39th

NET $4M
NET 15
NET 39th
NET 401(k)
NET near Wadi 403(b)
NET ind #1716

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Hopeless Records, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $4M 10.402176293244914% vs 2023; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2023	1	13	$4M
2024	1	15	$4M

Hopeless Records, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$4M
Net Income	$389K
Employer EIN	954681334
Plan Effective Date	2005-05-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $48.7B · 116,712
Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan $31.0B · 58,962
Intel 401(k) Savings Plan $24.9B · 55,298
Apple 401(k) Plan $24.7B · 101,450
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan $22.7B · 40,452

Compare Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Wadi 403(b) in IL ($4M); by covered participants it is Sanztosalas, Inc 401(k) Plan in NC (15 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4M here).

Wadi 403(b) (IL) $4M · 100
Hydroquebec US 401(k) Plan (CT) $4M · 6
Decentrix, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CO) $4M · 30
M.J. Sheridan Retirement Plan (TX) $4M · 324

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Sanztosalas, Inc 401(k) Plan (NC) 15 · 0 off
Ear Nose and Throat of Northwest Georgia PC Profit Sharing Plan (GA) 15 · 0 off
Collins Parts and Supply Inc 401(k) Plan (IN) 15 · 0 off
Varao, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CT) 15 · 0 off

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 Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.4% during 2024, from $4M to $4M. Reported net income was $389K.

How have Hopeless Records, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Hopeless Records, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 10.4%, from $4M to $4M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wadi 403(b) in IL ($4M, 100 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hopeless Records, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sanztosalas, Inc 401(k) Plan in NC (15 participants, $8K 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 954681334.