401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
13,092
Participants Very large workforce
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$1,982
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Variety Wholesalers, Inc. · North Carolina · Retail Trade

$26M in assets, 13,092 participants

Variety Wholesalers, Inc.'s Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported $26M in total assets and 13,092 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #8,486 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan covers 13,092 participants in North Carolina, 16x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $26M.

#8,486
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-17.2%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,945,550 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) 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. Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (13,092 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 560653322 · Variety Wholesalers, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · $26M · 13,092 · 81st

  • TYPE $26M
  • NET 13,092
  • BOOK 81st
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance Brokerage Agents' Retirement Plan and Trust
  • SCH ind #8486

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 North Carolina →

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanVariety Wholesalers, Inc. Re…$26MMissouri Farm Bureau Insurance Brokerage Agents' Retirement Plan and TrustMissouri Farm Bureau Insuran…$26MDso Musicians 403(b)$26MOppo 401(k) Plan & Trust$26MInterra Credit Union 401(k) Plan and TrustInterra Credit Union 401(k) …$26M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN560653322
Plan Effective Date1984-10-25
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Variety Wholesalers, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Variety Wholesalers, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$31M 20.270821007841423% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$24M$26M$28M$30M$32M 202220232024 $26M $31.2M ▲ +20.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 13,092 $26M
2023 1 8,856 $28M
2024 1 9,070 $31M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.02594555 · Participants: 13092Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.134026012 · Participants: 169036The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.565715066 · Participants: 39007Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.364902 · Participants: 27731Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.965353965 · Participants: 51871Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanLowes 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.355936526 · Participants: 284864Lowes 401(k) Plan
Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance Brokerage Agents' Retirement Plan and Trust in MO ($26M); by covered participants it is Molina Salary Savings Plan in CA (13,081 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13,092 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 Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.2% during 2022, from $31M to $26M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Variety Wholesalers, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Variety Wholesalers, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 20.3%, from $26M to $31M.
Where does Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan ranks in the 81st 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 Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance Brokerage Agents' Retirement Plan and Trust in MO ($26M, 120 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Molina Salary Savings Plan in CA (13,081 participants, $892M in assets).