Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingBeard Equipment Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · Plan 001 · EIN 63-1224274Updated Oct 2026

What Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.1M in employer contributions, about $3,598 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$127,671
Average account balance
461
Participants (end of year)
$38.6M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.41%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance Company OSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorWilkins Miller (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 3,141 defined-contribution plans in retail trade with 100 to 499 participants.

Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment: employer contribution per participant$3,598
Peer median$1,216
Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment: average balance$127,671
Peer median$50,590
Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment: admin expenses ÷ assets0.41%
Peer median0.43%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $30.7M at the end of plan year 2021 to $38.6M at the end of plan year 2024.

$30.7M2021$26M2022$33M2023$38.6M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024461$38.6M$1.1M$3,5980.41%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023417$33M$963K$3,3560.37%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022343$26M$788K$3,2160.36%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021348$30.7M$669K$2,5550.41%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Beard Equipment Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.1M in employer contributions, about $3,598 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Beard Equipment Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The plan administrator is Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment Company.

I left Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment Company, (251) 456-1993) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Beard Holding, Inc. DBA Beard Equipment. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology