ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
40
Participants Small participant base
45th
Percentile by assets National rank
$147,821
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. · Sponsored by Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP · Arkansas · Professional & Technical Services

$6M in assets, 40 participants

Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP's Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. reported $6M in total assets and 40 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 45th 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.

  • #8,642 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP multi-year trail

Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP's plans moved -21.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. at $6M / 40 participants.

#8,642
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-22.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc.'s mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,912,825 45th percentile higher than 45% 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

Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. is a small filing (40 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. reported net income fell from $238K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. end-of-year assets fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. reported participants fell from 43 in the plan year 2023 filing to 40 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 710710164 · Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP PY 2024 · ESOP

Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. · $6M · 40 · 45th

  • BOOK $6M
  • BOOK 40
  • BOOK 45th
  • BOOK ESOP
  • BOOK near V3 Companies, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • BOOK ind #8642

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 Arkansas →

Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Richard, Wayne & Roberts, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRichard, Wayne & Roberts, In…$6MStock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc.Stock Ownership Plan & Trust…$6MV3 Companies, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership PlanV3 Companies, Ltd. Employee …$6MEci Employee Stock Ownership PlanEci Employee Stock Ownership…$6MSpine & Sport Employee Stock Ownership PlanSpine & Sport Employee Stock…$6M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6M 21.922640252242363% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$6M$7M$8M 202220232024 $7.57M $5.91M ▼ -21.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 43 $8M
2023 1 43 $8M
2024 1 40 $6M

Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN710710164
Plan Effective Date1998-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Arkansas

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

Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100001000200030004000 -2000200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc., Total assets ($M): 5.912825 · Participants: 40Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc.Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 475.871389 · Participants: 1400Central States, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHarps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 317.018358 · Participants: 3196Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentral Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 102.789406 · Participants: 0Central Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustRubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 70.150614 · Participants: 147Rubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership PlanHytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 47.625563 · Participants: 1295Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants

Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc.'s out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest ESOP by assets is V3 Companies, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL ($6M); by covered participants it is Spencer County Bank Employees' Stock Ownership Plan & Trust in IN (40 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (40 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 Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. assets move in 2024?
Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc. declined sharply - down 22.4% during 2024, from $8M to $6M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Stone & Ward Inc. ESOP's sponsor-wide assets declined 21.9%, from $8M to $6M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc.?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is V3 Companies, Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL ($6M, 63 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Stock Ownership Plan & Trust of Stone & Ward Inc.?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Spencer County Bank Employees' Stock Ownership Plan & Trust in IN (40 participants, $2M in assets).