ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Aehr Test Systems ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$65K
Total assets Small plan by assets
89
Participants Small participant base
4th
Percentile by assets National rank
$731
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Aehr Test Systems · California · Manufacturing

$65K in assets, 89 participants

Aehr Test Systems's Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $65K in total assets and 89 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 4th 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.

  • #292 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Aehr Test Systems multi-year trail

Aehr Test Systems's plans moved +70.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $65K / 89 participants.

#292
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-98.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$65,092 4th percentile higher than 4% 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

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership 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. Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (89 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $65K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 94 in the plan year 2023 filing to 89 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 942424084 · Aehr Test Systems PY 2024 · ESOP

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $65K · 89 · 4th

  • NET $65K
  • NET 89
  • NET 4th
  • NET ESOP
  • NET near Ndk Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • NET ind #292

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 California →

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership PlanAehr Test Systems Employee S…$65KNdk Employee Stock Ownership PlanNdk Employee Stock Ownership…$65KSwitchback Brewing Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanSwitchback Brewing Company E…$66KStoner Broadcasting System, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanStoner Broadcasting System, …$69KThe Chazen Companies Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Chazen Companies Employe…$63K
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Aehr Test Systems multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Aehr Test Systems plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 70.2424754229632% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 202220232024 $13.4M $22.8M ▲ +70.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 80 $13M
2023 1 94 $4M
2024 2 173 $23M

Aehr Test Systems filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$65K
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN942424084
Plan Effective Date1979-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

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

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000065092 · Participants: 89Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership PlanParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.994512995 · Participants: 8040Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.694943363 · Participants: 1499Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.538046697 · Participants: 1998Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanEcc Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.632082376 · Participants: 317Ecc Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.596115632 · Participants: 68Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Ndk Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($65K); by covered participants it is Carpetland USA Milwaukee, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (89 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (89 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 Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 98.5% during 2024, from $4M to $65K. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Aehr Test Systems plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aehr Test Systems's sponsor-wide assets grew 70.2%, from $13M to $23M.
Where does Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 4th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ndk Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($65K, 64 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Aehr Test Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Carpetland USA Milwaukee, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (89 participants, $11M 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 942424084.

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.