401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

W.S. Darley & Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
205
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$183,712
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by W.S. Darley & Co. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$38M in assets, 205 participants

W.S. Darley & Co.'s W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported $38M in total assets and 205 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #8,750 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan covers 205 participants in Illinois, about 26% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $38M.

#8,750
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-12.5%
assets change YoY
0.4×
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.

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$37,660,936 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (205 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 360976610 · W.S. Darley & Co. PY 2022 · 401(k)

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · $38M · 205 · 85th

  • BOOK $38M
  • VS-ST 205
  • BOY 85th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Great Clips, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #8750

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 Illinois →

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN360976610
Plan Effective Date1976-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (W.S. Darley & Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W.S. Darley & Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 18.674830599005823% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $37.7M $44.7M ▲ +18.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 205 $38M
2023 1 205 $42M
2024 1 205 $45M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.037660936 · Participants: 205W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Great Clips, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MN ($38M); by covered participants it is Fresh Venture Foods 401(k) Plan in CA (205 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (205 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 W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.5% during 2022, from $43M to $38M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have W.S. Darley & Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W.S. Darley & Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.7%, from $38M to $45M.
Where does W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan ranks in the 85th 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 W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Great Clips, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MN ($38M, 226 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fresh Venture Foods 401(k) Plan in CA (205 participants, N/A 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 360976610.

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.