401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
346
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$65,197
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Brownells, Inc. · Iowa · Wholesale Trade

$23M in assets, 346 participants

Brownells, Inc.'s Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 346 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #5,314 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Where Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $23M for 346 participants (~$65,197/participant), down 21.2% in 2022.

#5,314
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-21.2%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$22,558,018 Top 21% higher than 79% of 139,123 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 2022

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (346 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 420838235 · Brownells, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $23M · 346 · 79th

  • SCH $23M
  • SCH 346
  • SCH 79th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Pulmonary Physicians of South Florida, LLC,Profit Sharing Plan
  • SCH ind #5314

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN420838235
Plan Effective Date1992-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brownells, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brownells, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 3.7661464761664787% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$22M$22.5M$23M$23.5M 20222023 $22.6M $23.4M ▲ +3.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 346 $23M
2023 1 336 $23M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022558018 · Participants: 346Brownells, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.613396259 · Participants: 12201The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.684422851 · Participants: 28603Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.447514997 · Participants: 59826The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.275604074 · Participants: 13793The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.116061137 · Participants: 7262Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pulmonary Physicians of South Florida, LLC,Profit Sharing Plan in FL ($23M); by covered participants it is The International Companies Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in MO (346 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (346 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 21.2% during 2022, from $29M to $23M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Brownells, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Brownells, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 3.8%, from $23M to $23M.
Where does Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pulmonary Physicians of South Florida, LLC,Profit Sharing Plan in FL ($23M, 146 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The International Companies Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in MO (346 participants, $39M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 420838235.

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.