401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$64M
Total assets Below avg plan size
11,184
Participants Very large workforce
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$5,730
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by 99 Cents Only Stores LLC · California · Retail Trade

$64M in assets, 11,184 participants

99 Cents Only Stores LLC's 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan reported $64M in total assets and 11,184 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #9,005 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in California

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan covers 11,184 participants in California, 18x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $64M.

#9,005
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-16.6%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$64,082,588 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (11,184 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 952411605 · 99 Cents Only Stores LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan · $64M · 11,184 · 90th

  • ASSETS $64M
  • PCT 11,184
  • EIN 90th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Hall Booth Smith PC 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #9005

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 California →

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cambridge Bancorp Savings Investment PlanCambridge Bancorp Savings In…$64MTechmer Pm, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanTechmer Pm, LLC 401(k) Profi…$64M99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401…$64MHall Booth Smith PC 401(k) PlanHall Booth Smith PC 401(k) P…$64MAmi 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanAmi 401(k) Profit Sharing Pl…$64M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$77M
Net Assets (End of Year)$64M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN952411605
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (99 Cents Only Stores LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All 99 Cents Only Stores LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 94.76375860475548% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M$80M 202220232024 $64.1M $3.36M ▼ -94.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 11,184 $64M
2023 1 11,030 $72M
2024 1 10,333 $3M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.064082588 · Participants: 1118499 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan reports $64M in end-of-year assets across 11,184 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $5,730 per participant (4% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$13M.

This plan identity (EIN 952411605, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $64M to $3M (-94.8%) while covered participants moved from 11,184 to 10,333 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,184 $64M This page
2023 11,030 $72M Open filing
2024 · index core 10,333 $3M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Hall Booth Smith PC 401(k) Plan in GA ($64M); by covered participants it is Group 1 Automotive, Inc 401(k) Savings Plan in TX (11,190 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($64M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (11,184 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 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.6% during 2022, from $77M to $64M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have 99 Cents Only Stores LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), 99 Cents Only Stores LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 94.8%, from $64M to $3M.
Where does 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan ranks in the 90th 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 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hall Booth Smith PC 401(k) Plan in GA ($64M, 519 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Group 1 Automotive, Inc 401(k) Savings Plan in TX (11,190 participants, $361M 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 952411605.

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.