401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Talbots, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$187M
Total assets Near avg plan size
4,938
Participants Above avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$37,970
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Talbots, Inc. · Massachusetts · Retail Trade

$187M in assets, 4,938 participants

The Talbots, Inc.'s The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported $187M in total assets and 4,938 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #9,281 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan covers 4,938 participants in Massachusetts, 7.5x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $187M.

#9,281
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-15.9%
assets change YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $36M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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

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

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

$187,497,046 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 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. The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,938 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 411111318 · The Talbots, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · $187M · 4,938 · 95th

  • EOY $187M
  • 5500 4,938
  • ASSETS 95th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans
  • RANK ind #9281

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 Massachusetts →

The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Third Amended and Restated Ww Savings PlanThird Amended and Restated W…$188MThe Valve Corporation 401(k) Plan and TrustThe Valve Corporation 401(k)…$188MThe Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanThe Talbots, Inc. Retirement…$187MAtkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlansAtkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ru…$187MZachry Corporation Employees 401(k) PlanZachry Corporation Employees…$187M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$223M
Net Assets (End of Year)$187M
Net Income-$36M
Employer EIN411111318
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Talbots, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Talbots, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$290M 20.182898893570446% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $241M $290M ▲ +20.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,397 $241M
2023 2 4,700 $276M
2024 2 5,138 $290M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.187497046 · Participants: 4938The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans in CA ($187M); by covered participants it is Thrift & Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies in GA (4,938 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,938 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 The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 15.9% during 2022, from $223M to $187M. Reported net income was -$36M.
How have The Talbots, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Talbots, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 20.2%, from $241M to $290M.
Where does The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th 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 The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans in CA ($187M, 341 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Talbots, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Thrift & Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies in GA (4,938 participants, $1.3B 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 411111318.

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.