401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sterling Jewelers Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$562M
Total assets Above avg plan size
25,320
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$22,197
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Jewelers Inc. · Ohio · Retail Trade

$562M in assets, 25,320 participants

Sterling Jewelers Inc.'s Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan reported $562M in total assets and 25,320 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #9,405 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan covers 25,320 participants in Ohio, 33x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $562M.

#9,405
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-13.5%
assets change YoY
5.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $95M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$562,018,603 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (25,320 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 273967537 · Sterling Jewelers Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan · $562M · 25,320 · 98th

  • PART $562M
  • TYPE 25,320
  • NET 98th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Cozen Oconnor Profit Sharing Plan a
  • BOY ind #9405

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 Ohio →

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Lpl Financial LLC Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanLpl Financial LLC Profit Sha…$563MCozen Oconnor Profit Sharing Plan aCozen Oconnor Profit Sharing…$562MSignet Jewelers Retirement Savings PlanSignet Jewelers Retirement S…$562MJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings PlanJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. Empl…$562MWayfair LLC 401(k) Plan & TrustWayfair LLC 401(k) Plan & Tr…$562M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$650M
Net Assets (End of Year)$561M
Net Income-$95M
Employer EIN273967537
Plan Effective Date1969-08-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sterling Jewelers Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Jewelers Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$742M 32.03512927133481% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M 202220232024 $562M $742M ▲ +32.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 25,320 $562M
2023 1 24,679 $685M
2024 1 24,398 $742M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.562018603 · Participants: 25320Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan reports $562M in end-of-year assets across 25,320 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.027% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $22,197 per participant (16% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$95M.

This plan identity (EIN 273967537, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $562M to $742M (+32.0%) while covered participants moved from 25,320 to 24,398 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 25,320 $562M This page
2023 24,679 $685M Open filing
2024 · index core 24,398 $742M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cozen Oconnor Profit Sharing Plan a in PA ($562M); by covered participants it is Abbvie Savings Plan in IL (25,302 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($562M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (25,320 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 Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.5% during 2022, from $650M to $562M. Reported net income was -$95M.
How have Sterling Jewelers Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Jewelers Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 32.0%, from $562M to $742M.
Where does Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cozen Oconnor Profit Sharing Plan a in PA ($562M, 1,208 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Abbvie Savings Plan in IL (25,302 participants, $10.3B in assets).