401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$97M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,100
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$88,439
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Walman Optical Company · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$97M in assets, 1,100 participants

The Walman Optical Company's The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan reported $97M in total assets and 1,100 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #18,277 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan sits by assets

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $97M for 1,100 participants (~$88,439/participant), down 4.1% in 2022.

#18,277
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-4.1%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$97,282,515 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,100 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 410598170 · The Walman Optical Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan · $97M · 1,100 · 93rd

  • RANK $97M
  • RANK 1,100
  • RANK 93rd
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Ohio National Life Insurance Co 401(k) Pension Plan for Employees
  • RANK ind #18277

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Aventiv Technologies 401(k) Savings PlanAventiv Technologies 401(k) …$97MBlue Bird 401(k) Plan$97MJoy Cone Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanJoy Cone Co. 401(k) Profit S…$97MThe Walman Optical Company 401(k) PlanThe Walman Optical Company 4…$97MOhio National Life Insurance Co 401(k) Pension Plan for EmployeesOhio National Life Insurance…$97M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Walman Optical Company 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)$101M
Net Assets (End of Year)$97M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN410598170
Plan Effective Date1986-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Walman Optical Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Walman Optical Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 98.93738516411288% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M$200M 202220232024 $160M $1.7M ▼ -98.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,266 $160M
2023 2 2,277 $105M
2024 2 1,418 $2M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.097282515 · Participants: 1100The Walman Optical Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.576379778 · Participants: 176886Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan), Total assets ($B): 12.198295 · Participants: 38825Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan)Target Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.216824857 · Participants: 400422Target Corporation 401(k) Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.138527656 · Participants: 371593M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.266408521 · Participants: 67646U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
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The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ohio National Life Insurance Co 401(k) Pension Plan for Employees in OH ($97M); by covered participants it is Members 1st Federal Credit Union 401(k) Savings Plan in PA (1,100 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($97M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,100 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 The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 4.1% during 2022, from $101M to $97M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have The Walman Optical Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Walman Optical Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 98.9%, from $160M to $2M.
Where does The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ohio National Life Insurance Co 401(k) Pension Plan for Employees in OH ($97M, 955 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Members 1st Federal Credit Union 401(k) Savings Plan in PA (1,100 participants, $105M 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 410598170.

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.