401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
336
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$69,665
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Brownells, Inc. · Iowa · Wholesale Trade

$23M in assets, 336 participants

Brownells, Inc.'s Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 336 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #4,632 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Where Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $23M for 336 participants (~$69,665/participant), up 3.8% in 2023.

#4,632
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+3.8%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$23,407,586 Top 25% higher than 75% of 127,068 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 2023

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (336 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $850K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 346 in the plan year 2022 filing to 336 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 420838235 · Brownells, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $23M · 336 · 75th

  • TYPE $23M
  • NET 336
  • BOOK 75th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near U.M.C., Inc Employee 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #4632

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$850K
Employer EIN420838235
Plan Effective Date1992-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brownells, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brownells, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 3.7661464761664787% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$22M$22.5M$23M$23.5M 20222023 $22.6M $23.4M ▲ +3.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 346 $23M
2023 1 336 $23M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.023407586 · Participants: 336Brownells, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.134174305 · Participants: 12827The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.955731563 · Participants: 28959Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.941182172 · Participants: 56181The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.890404508 · Participants: 14720The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.425600114 · Participants: 6999Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is U.M.C., Inc Employee 401(k) Plan in MN ($23M); by covered participants it is Sports South 401(k) Plan in LA (336 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (336 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan edged up modestly - up 3.8% during 2023, from $23M to $23M. Reported net income was $850K.
How have Brownells, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Brownells, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 3.8%, from $23M to $23M.
Where does Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is U.M.C., Inc Employee 401(k) Plan in MN ($23M, 221 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brownells, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sports South 401(k) Plan in LA (336 participants, $24M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 420838235.

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.