401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Brown Distributing Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
220
Participants Below avg headcount
65th
Percentile by assets National rank
$46,053
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan · Sponsored by Brown Distributing Company, LLC · Virginia · Transportation & Warehousing

$10M in assets, 220 participants

Brown Distributing Company, LLC's Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan reported $10M in total assets and 220 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 65th 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.

  • #2,614 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan covers 220 participants in Virginia, about 28% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $10M.

#2,614
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-35.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Transportation & Warehousing and all filers

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,131,630 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift 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. Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (220 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 540568406 · Brown Distributing Company, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan · $10M · 220 · 65th

  • SCH $10M
  • SCH 220
  • SCH 65th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Schell Brothers, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #2614

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN540568406
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brown Distributing Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brown Distributing Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12M 17.21576883482717% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9M$10M$11M$12M$13M 202220232024 $10.1M $11.9M ▲ +17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 220 $10M
2023 1 219 $11M
2024 1 197 $12M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.01013163 · Participants: 220Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 32.567331218 · Participants: 92420Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.972737361 · Participants: 61481401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 9.624791923 · Participants: 36822General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.665678993 · Participants: 26125Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.232987243 · Participants: 31556Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Schell Brothers, LLC 401(k) Plan in DE ($10M); by covered participants it is Barley Snyder Savings Plan in PA (220 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (220 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 Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan contracted severely - down 35.2% during 2022, from $16M to $10M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Brown Distributing Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brown Distributing Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.2%, from $10M to $12M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Schell Brothers, LLC 401(k) Plan in DE ($10M, 186 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Barley Snyder Savings Plan in PA (220 participants, $45M 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 540568406.

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.