401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Geo. Byers Sons Holding, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
658
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,453
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Geo. Byers Sons Holding, Inc. · Ohio · Retail Trade

$36M in assets, 658 participants

Geo. Byers Sons Holding, Inc.'s Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan reported $36M in total assets and 658 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #8,728 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Where Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $36M for 658 participants (~$55,453/participant), down 10.4% in 2022.

#8,728
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-10.4%
assets change YoY
0.4×
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.

Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$36,487,914 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Geo. Byers Sons, 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. Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (658 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 314139860 · Geo. Byers Sons Holding, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan · $36M · 658 · 85th

  • NET $36M
  • BOOK 658
  • VS-ST 85th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Shaddock Companies 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #8728

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 Ohio →

Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Geo. Byers Sons, 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)$41M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN314139860
Plan Effective Date1985-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Geo. Byers Sons Holding, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Geo. Byers Sons Holding, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$50M 38.20722390433172% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $36.5M $50.4M ▲ +38.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 658 $36M
2023 1 680 $43M
2024 1 789 $50M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.036487914 · Participants: 658Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Shaddock Companies 401(k) Plan in TX ($36M); by covered participants it is El Dorado Furniture 401(k) Plan in FL (658 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (658 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 Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.4% during 2022, from $41M to $36M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Geo. Byers Sons Holding, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Geo. Byers Sons Holding, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 38.2%, from $36M to $50M.
Where does Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shaddock Companies 401(k) Plan in TX ($36M, 1,689 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Geo. Byers Sons, 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is El Dorado Furniture 401(k) Plan in FL (658 participants, $20M 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 314139860.

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.