401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $128M
- Total assets
- 14,019
- Participants
- 94th
- Percentile by assets
- $9,145
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Guitar Center, Inc. · California · Retail Trade
$128M in assets, 14,019 participants
Guitar Center, Inc.'s Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $128M in total assets and 14,019 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- 94th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #9,204 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
Coverage in California
Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 14,019 participants in California, 22x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $128M.
- $128M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 14,019
- covered participants
- 94th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $9,145
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $24M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Where Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by total assets
Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$128,198,421 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Participants vs California filers
In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 14,019 participants - 22x that state average ($128M EOY assets).
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $152M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $128M |
| Net Income | -$24M |
| Employer EIN | 854210591 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1981-11-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Guitar Center, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 14,019 | $128M |
| 2023 | 1 | 13,065 | $158M |
| 2024 | 1 | 13,469 | $182M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in California
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
- Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan $45.8B · 205,865
- Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $28.9B · 102,963
- Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan $21.9B · 46,320
- Chevron Employee Savings Investment Plan $18.6B · 19,946
- Intel 401(k) Savings Plan $18.4B · 54,672
Scale composition for Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $128M in end-of-year assets across 14,019 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $9,145 per participant (7% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$24M.
This plan identity (EIN 854210591, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $128M to $182M (+42.3%) while covered participants moved from 14,019 to 13,469 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,019 | $128M | This page |
| 2023 | 13,065 | $158M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 13,469 | $182M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan (401(k), $182M, 13,469 participants)
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in California. Compare plans
- Guitar Center, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 42.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans