401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Blue Nile, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
609
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$38,132
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust · Sponsored by Blue Nile, Inc. · Washington · Retail Trade

$23M in assets, 609 participants

Blue Nile, Inc.'s Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust reported $23M in total assets and 609 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.

  • #8,380 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust covers 609 participants in Washington, about 41% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#8,380
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-10.3%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust's outsized position by total assets

Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,222,484 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

Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust 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. Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (609 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 911963165 · Blue Nile, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust · $23M · 609 · 79th

  • RANK $23M
  • PHOTO 609
  • IND 79th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near New England Wire Technologies Corp. 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #8380

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN911963165
Plan Effective Date1999-03-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Nile, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Nile, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2023 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 20222023 $23.2M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 609 $23M
2023 1 627 N/A

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500000050000010000001500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.023222484 · Participants: 609Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & TrustThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 63.503643295 · Participants: 118434The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.602667639 · Participants: 109797Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.912962472 · Participants: 181505Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanAmazon 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.732345025 · Participants: 1230308Amazon 401(k) PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.280031396 · Participants: 75797T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust
Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is New England Wire Technologies Corp. 401(k) Plan in NH ($23M); by covered participants it is Plymouth Tube Company 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust in IL (609 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (609 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 Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust pulled back noticeably - down 10.3% during 2022, from $26M to $23M. Reported net income was -$3M.
Where does Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust 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 Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New England Wire Technologies Corp. 401(k) Plan in NH ($23M, 421 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Nile 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Plymouth Tube Company 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust in IL (609 participants, N/A 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 911963165.

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.