401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Hot Topic, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
5,104
Participants Above avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$5,352
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hot Topic 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Hot Topic, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$27M in assets, 5,104 participants

Hot Topic, Inc.'s Hot Topic 401(k) Plan reported $27M in total assets and 5,104 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #8,534 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in California

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan covers 5,104 participants in California, 8.1x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $27M.

#8,534
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-10.9%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$27,319,093 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Hot Topic 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. Hot Topic 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (5,104 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 770198182 · Hot Topic, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan · $27M · 5,104 · 82nd

  • TYPE $27M
  • TYPE 5,104
  • TYPE 82nd
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Jeanne D'arc Credit Union 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #8534

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 California →

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hot Topic 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN770198182
Plan Effective Date1995-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hot Topic, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hot Topic, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 53.361317668928464% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $27.3M $41.9M ▲ +53.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5,104 $27M
2023 1 5,658 $35M
2024 1 5,670 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Hot Topic 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027319093 · Participants: 5104Hot Topic 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Hot Topic 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Hot Topic 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Jeanne D'arc Credit Union 401(k) Plan in MA ($27M); by covered participants it is Yellow Corporation 401(k) Plan in KS (5,098 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,104 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 Hot Topic 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Hot Topic 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.9% during 2022, from $31M to $27M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Hot Topic, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hot Topic, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 53.4%, from $27M to $42M.
Where does Hot Topic 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hot Topic 401(k) Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Hot Topic 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jeanne D'arc Credit Union 401(k) Plan in MA ($27M, 224 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hot Topic 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Yellow Corporation 401(k) Plan in KS (5,098 participants, $541M 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 770198182.

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.