401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$773M
Total assets
15,055
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$51,317
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Wawa, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Retail Trade

$773M in assets, 15,055 participants

Wawa, Inc.'s Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $773M in total assets and 15,055 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
  • #9,441 in Retail Trade (9,527 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 15,055 participants in Pennsylvania, 18x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~824 per filing). Assets: $773M.

$773M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
15,055
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$51,317
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $192M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Participants vs Pennsylvania filers

In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 824 participants across 5,360 plans. Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 15,055 participants - 18x that state average ($773M EOY assets).

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$905M
Net Assets (End of Year)$773M
Net Income-$192M
Employer EIN210515330
Plan Effective Date1996-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wawa, Inc.)

$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B$7B 202220232024 $5.29B $6.65B ▲ +25.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Wawa, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 37,378 $5.3B
2023 2 58,427 $6.3B
2024 2 55,426 $6.7B

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Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000120000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Wawa, Inc. 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation …Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Se…The Vanguard Retirem…The Bank of New York…
Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $773M in end-of-year assets across 15,055 participants (0.007% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $51,317 per participant (37% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$192M.

This plan identity (EIN 210515330, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $773M to $1.1B (+45.2%) while covered participants moved from 15,055 to 17,681 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 15,055 $773M This page
2023 15,732 $951M Open filing
2024 · index core 17,681 $1.1B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.7% during 2022, from $905M to $773M. Reported net income was -$192M.
How have Wawa, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wawa, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.7%, from $5.3B to $6.7B.
Where does Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Wawa, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cobham United States 401(k) Plan in CA ($774M, 3,728 participants).

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