401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Blue Bird Voluntary Money 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$97M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,876
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$51,870
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Bird 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Blue Bird Voluntary Money · Georgia · Manufacturing

$97M in assets, 1,876 participants

Blue Bird Voluntary Money's Blue Bird 401(k) Plan reported $97M in total assets and 1,876 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #18,279 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Blue Bird 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $97M for 1,876 participants (~$51,870/participant), down 25.8% in 2022.

#18,279
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.8%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $34M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$97,307,789 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Blue Bird 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. Blue Bird 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,876 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 580813156 · Blue Bird Voluntary Money PY 2022 · 401(k)

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan · $97M · 1,876 · 93rd

  • ASSETS $97M
  • ASSETS 1,876
  • ASSETS 93rd
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Joy Cone Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • ASSETS ind #18279

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Aventiv Technologies 401(k) Savings PlanAventiv Technologies 401(k) …$97MBlue Bird 401(k) Plan$97MJoy Cone Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanJoy Cone Co. 401(k) Profit S…$97MOhio National Life Insurance Co 401(k) Pension Plan for EmployeesOhio National Life Insurance…$97MThe Walman Optical Company 401(k) PlanThe Walman Optical Company 4…$97M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Bird 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$131M
Net Assets (End of Year)$97M
Net Income-$34M
Employer EIN580813156
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Bird Voluntary Money)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Bird Voluntary Money plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$116M 42.02156626462733% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $199M $116M ▼ -42.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,121 $199M
2023 2 1,863 $223M
2024 1 1,865 $116M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

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

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -2000000200000400000600000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Bird 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.097307789 · Participants: 1876Blue Bird 401(k) PlanThe Teamster-UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.668727371 · Participants: 549610The Teamster-UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.242875281 · Participants: 72820Delta 401(k) Retirement PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 11.498981924 · Participants: 12193Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsUPS 401 (K) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.31621995 · Participants: 107310UPS 401 (K) Savings PlanThe Home Depot Futurebuilder, Total assets ($B): 10.714648719 · Participants: 423174The Home Depot Futurebuilder
Blue Bird 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

Blue Bird 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Joy Cone Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($97M); by covered participants it is Nrsi 401(k) Plan in NV (1,876 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,876 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 Blue Bird 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Blue Bird 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 25.8% during 2022, from $131M to $97M. Reported net income was -$34M.
How have Blue Bird Voluntary Money plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Bird Voluntary Money's sponsor-wide assets declined 42.0%, from $199M to $116M.
Where does Blue Bird 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blue Bird 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 Blue Bird 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Joy Cone Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($97M, 877 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Bird 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nrsi 401(k) Plan in NV (1,876 participants, $6M in assets).