401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Belk Stores Services, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$342M
Total assets
21,340
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$16,040
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Belk 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Belk Stores Services, LLC · North Carolina · Retail Trade

$342M in assets, 21,340 participants

Belk Stores Services, LLC's Belk 401(k) Savings Plan reported $342M in total assets and 21,340 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #9,361 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Belk 401(k) Savings Plan covers 21,340 participants in North Carolina, 26x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $342M.

$342M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
21,340
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$16,040
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $75M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Industry

Participants vs North Carolina filers

In North Carolina, the average filing covers about 819 participants across 3,515 plans. Belk 401(k) Savings Plan reports 21,340 participants - 26x that state average ($342M EOY assets).

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$417M
Net Assets (End of Year)$342M
Net Income-$75M
Employer EIN560616731
Plan Effective Date1942-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Belk Stores Services, LLC)

$550M$600M$650M$700M$750M 202220232024 $580M $710M ▲ +22.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Belk Stores Services, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 22,245 $580M
2023 2 22,344 $651M
2024 2 20,934 $710M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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Belk 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Belk 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Belk 401(k) Savings …The Bank of America …Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retireme…Truist Financial Cor…Lowes 401(k) Plan
Belk 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Belk 401(k) Savings Plan

Belk 401(k) Savings Plan reports $342M in end-of-year assets across 21,340 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.023% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $16,040 per participant (12% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$75M.

This plan identity (EIN 560616731, plan #333) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $342M to $401M (+17.0%) while covered participants moved from 21,340 to 20,210 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 21,340 $342M This page
2023 21,534 $379M Open filing
2024 · index core 20,210 $401M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Belk 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Belk 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 18.0% during 2022, from $417M to $342M. Reported net income was -$75M.
How have Belk Stores Services, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Belk Stores Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.6%, from $580M to $710M.
Where does Belk 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Belk 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Belk 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Communications Workers of America Savings and Retirement Trust in DC ($342M, 9,380 participants).

Filing takeaways

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