401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Half Price Books Records Magazines Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$89M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,569
Participants Near avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$56,817
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Half Price Books Records Magazines Inc. · Texas · Retail Trade

$89M in assets, 1,569 participants

Half Price Books Records Magazines Inc.'s Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $89M in total assets and 1,569 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #9,112 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 1,569 participants in Texas, 2.3x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $89M.

#9,112
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-16.2%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $17M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$89,145,718 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan lands in the large band (1,569 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 751465922 · Half Price Books Records Magazines Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $89M · 1,569 · 92nd

  • IND $89M
  • IND 1,569
  • IND 92nd
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Chegg 401(k) Savings Plan
  • IND ind #9112

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 Texas →

Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$106M
Net Assets (End of Year)$89M
Net Income-$17M
Employer EIN751465922
Plan Effective Date1986-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Half Price Books Records Magazines Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Half Price Books Records Magazines Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$115M 29.404861599746155% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $89.2M $115M ▲ +29.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,569 $89M
2023 1 1,789 $102M
2024 1 1,881 $115M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.089145718 · Participants: 1569Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 37.578871 · Participants: 144503AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.266 · Participants: 23619Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.794958016 · Participants: 38538Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.806443202 · Participants: 85577American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.969059 · Participants: 47532Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Chegg 401(k) Savings Plan in CA ($89M); by covered participants it is Shamrock Trading Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KS (1,569 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,569 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 Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan declined sharply - down 16.2% during 2022, from $106M to $89M. Reported net income was -$17M.
How have Half Price Books Records Magazines Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Half Price Books Records Magazines Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.4%, from $89M to $115M.
Where does Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Chegg 401(k) Savings Plan in CA ($89M, 721 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Half Price Books 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shamrock Trading Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KS (1,569 participants, $68M 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 751465922.

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.