401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$64M
Total assets
11,184
Participants
90th
Percentile by assets
$5,730
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 90th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #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.

$64M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
11,184
covered participants
90th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$5,730
avg assets per participant

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.

Where 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan sits 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 $2,010,000,000 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
California
Industry
Retail Trade

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan reports 11,184 participants - 18x that state average ($64M EOY assets).

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)

$-50M$0M$50M$100M 202220232024 $64.1M $3.36M ▼ -94.8%
Total plan assets by year, all 99 Cents Only Stores LLC plans on file
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.

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99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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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:

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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).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 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 California. Compare plans
  • 99 Cents Only Stores LLC's sponsor-wide assets have declined 94.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade 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 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.