401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Big Lots, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $334M
- Total assets
- 23,821
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $14,003
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Big Lots Savings Plan · Sponsored by Big Lots, Inc. · Ohio · Retail Trade
$334M in assets, 23,821 participants
Big Lots, Inc.'s Big Lots Savings Plan reported $334M in total assets and 23,821 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #8,234 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
Big Lots Savings Plan covers 23,821 participants in Ohio, 31x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $334M.
- $334M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 23,821
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $14,003
- avg assets per participant
Where Big Lots Savings Plan sits by total assets
Big Lots Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$333,569,111 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Big Lots Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$73M in the plan year 2022 filing to $37M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Big Lots Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $296M in the plan year 2022 filing to $334M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Big Lots Savings Plan reported participants rose from 23,399 in the plan year 2022 filing to 23,821 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. Big Lots Savings Plan reports 23,821 participants - 31x that state average ($334M EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $296M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $333M |
| Net Income | $37M |
| Employer EIN | 061119097 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1998-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Big Lots, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 23,399 | $296M |
| 2023 | 1 | 23,821 | $334M |
| 2024 | 1 | 21,907 | $313M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Big Lots Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- GE Retirement Savings Plan $19.5B · 59,766
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $10.1B · 47,362
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $9.2B · 56,176
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $8.4B · 129,769
- Nationwide Savings Plan $7.6B · 24,715
Scale composition for Big Lots Savings Plan
Big Lots Savings Plan reports $334M in end-of-year assets across 23,821 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.025% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $14,003 per participant (10% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $37M.
This plan identity (EIN 061119097, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $296M to $313M (+5.6%) while covered participants moved from 23,399 to 21,907 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23,399 | $296M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 23,821 | $334M | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 21,907 | $313M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Big Lots Savings Plan (401(k), $313M, 21,907 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Big Lots Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Global Infrastructure Savings Plan (CA) $334M · 959
- Standardaero 401(k) Savings Plan (AZ) $333M · 3,480
- Convergeone 401(k) Plan (MN) $334M · 2,665
- Mgic Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (WI) $333M · 693
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Big Lots Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Big Lots Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Ohio. Compare plans
- Big Lots, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 5.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans