401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Howard, Wershbale & Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
146
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$243,067
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Howard, Wershbale & Co. · Ohio · Professional & Technical Services

$35M in assets, 146 participants

Howard, Wershbale & Co.'s Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust reported $35M in total assets and 146 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #16,173 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust covers 146 participants in Ohio, about 19% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $35M.

#16,173
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+2.6%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,487,799 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust 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. Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (146 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $937K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 108 in the plan year 2023 filing to 146 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to $35M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 341663157 · Howard, Wershbale & Co. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust · $35M · 146 · 80th

  • PCT $35M
  • EIN 146
  • RANK 80th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Luvata Appleton LLC Investment Plan
  • EOY ind #16173

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income$937K
Employer EIN341663157
Plan Effective Date1991-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Howard, Wershbale & Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Howard, Wershbale & Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$35M 17.393926735295043% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$28M$30M$32M$34M$36M$38M 202220232024 $30.2M $35.5M ▲ +17.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 118 $30M
2023 1 108 $35M
2024 1 146 $35M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.035487799 · Participants: 146Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and TrustGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings Plan
Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Luvata Appleton LLC Investment Plan in WI ($35M); by covered participants it is Gerresheimer Peachtree City, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA (146 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($35M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (146 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 Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust assets move in 2024?
Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust edged up modestly - up 2.6% during 2024, from $35M to $35M. Reported net income was $937K.
How have Howard, Wershbale & Co. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Howard, Wershbale & Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.4%, from $30M to $35M.
Where does Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust ranks in the 80th 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 Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Luvata Appleton LLC Investment Plan in WI ($35M, 176 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howard, Wershbale & Co. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan and Trust?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gerresheimer Peachtree City, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA (146 participants, $3M in assets).