401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$97M
Total assets
1,100
Participants
93rd
Percentile by assets
$88,439
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 93rd percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #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.

$97M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,100
covered participants
93rd
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$88,439
avg assets per participant

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.

Where The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan sits 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 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Minnesota
Industry
Manufacturing

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan outranks 93% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

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)

$-50M$0M$50M$100M$150M$200M 202220232024 $160M $1.7M ▼ -98.9%
Total plan assets by year, all The Walman Optical Company plans on file
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 ($B) Participants The Walman Optical C…, Total assets ($B): 0.097282515 · Participants: 1100The Walman Optical C…Unitedhealth Group 4…, Total assets ($B): 18.576379778 · Participants: 176886Unitedhealth Group 4…Medtronic Savings an…, Total assets ($B): 12.198295 · Participants: 38825Medtronic Savings an…Target Corporation 4…, Total assets ($B): 11.216824857 · Participants: 400422Target Corporation 4…3M Voluntary Investm…, Total assets ($B): 11.138527656 · Participants: 371593M Voluntary Investm…U.S. Bank 401(k) Sav…, Total assets ($B): 8.266408521 · Participants: 67646U.S. Bank 401(k) Sav…
The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
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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).

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Ways to act on The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, The Walman Optical Company 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 Minnesota. Compare plans
  • The Walman Optical Company's sponsor-wide assets have declined 98.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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.