401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Distribution Alternatives 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
315
Participants Below avg headcount
58th
Percentile by assets National rank
$23,039
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Distribution Alternatives · Minnesota · Wholesale Trade

$7M in assets, 315 participants

Distribution Alternatives's Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan reported $7M in total assets and 315 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 58th 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.

  • #3,320 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan covers 315 participants in Minnesota, about 28% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $7M.

#3,320
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-7.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $559K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Wholesale Trade and all filers

Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,257,432 Top 42% higher than 58% 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

Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings 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. Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (315 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 410791842 · Distribution Alternatives PY 2022 · 401(k)

Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan · $7M · 315 · 58th

  • PART $7M
  • PART 315
  • PART 58th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Ken Garner Manufacturing 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #3320

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings PlanDistribution Alternatives Re…$7MKen Garner Manufacturing 401(k) PlanKen Garner Manufacturing 401…$7MHacker Retirement Plan$7MLance Mueller & Associates/Architects 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanLance Mueller & Associates/A…$7MBard Optical 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBard Optical 401(k) Profit S…$7M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income-$559K
Employer EIN410791842
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Distribution Alternatives)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Distribution Alternatives plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 19.39186822247871% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9M$10M$11M$12M 202220232024 $11.6M $9.37M ▼ -19.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 556 $12M
2023 2 640 $11M
2024 2 603 $9M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007257432 · Participants: 315Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings 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
Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ken Garner Manufacturing 401(k) Plan in TN ($7M); by covered participants it is Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IN (315 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (315 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 Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.2% during 2022, from $8M to $7M. Reported net income was -$559K.
How have Distribution Alternatives plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Distribution Alternatives's sponsor-wide assets declined 19.4%, from $12M to $9M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ken Garner Manufacturing 401(k) Plan in TN ($7M, 169 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Distribution Alternatives Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IN (315 participants, N/A 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 410791842.

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.