401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$41M
Total assets Below avg plan size
3,837
Participants Above avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$10,744
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. · Colorado · Retail Trade

$41M in assets, 3,837 participants

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.'s Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan reported $41M in total assets and 3,837 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #8,799 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan covers 3,837 participants in Colorado, 10x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $41M.

#8,799
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-17.1%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$41,224,977 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) 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. Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,837 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 841444517 · Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan · $41M · 3,837 · 86th

  • PHOTO $41M
  • PHOTO 3,837
  • PHOTO 86th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Kbra Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Trust
  • PHOTO ind #8799

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 Colorado →

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$50M
Net Assets (End of Year)$41M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN841444517
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 50.97791807136727% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $41.2M $62.2M ▲ +51.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,837 $41M
2023 1 3,926 $52M
2024 1 3,856 $62M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.041224977 · Participants: 3837Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.75238679 · Participants: 57172Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.51543651 · Participants: 10671Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanScl Health 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.514958969 · Participants: 12642Scl Health 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.504801917 · Participants: 5046Woodward Retirement Savings PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.49307635 · Participants: 7741Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan
Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kbra Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Trust in NY ($41M); by covered participants it is Stop & Shop Supermarket Retirement Savings Plan in MA (3,842 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,837 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 Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.1% during 2022, from $50M to $41M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 51.0%, from $41M to $62M.
Where does Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kbra Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Trust in NY ($41M, 391 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Stop & Shop Supermarket Retirement Savings Plan in MA (3,842 participants, $767M 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 841444517.

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.