401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $227M
- Total assets
- 7,474
- Participants
- 95th
- Percentile by assets
- $30,406
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Designer Brands Inc. · Ohio · Retail Trade
$227M in assets, 7,474 participants
Designer Brands Inc.'s Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $227M in total assets and 7,474 participants in its 2023 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.
- 95th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #8,186 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 7,474 participants in Ohio, 9.8x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $227M.
- $227M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 7,474
- covered participants
- 95th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $30,406
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$38M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $187M in the plan year 2022 filing to $227M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 6,215 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,474 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 7,474 participants - 9.8x that state average ($227M EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $187M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $227M |
| Net Income | $40M |
| Employer EIN | 310746639 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2008-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Designer Brands Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 6,215 | $187M |
| 2023 | 1 | 7,474 | $227M |
| 2024 | 1 | 7,189 | $242M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) 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 Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan
Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $227M in end-of-year assets across 7,474 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $30,406 per participant (22% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $40M.
This plan identity (EIN 310746639, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $187M to $242M (+29.4%) while covered participants moved from 6,215 to 7,189 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,215 | $187M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 7,474 | $227M | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 7,189 | $242M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan (401(k), $242M, 7,189 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Nordam Group LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan (OK) $227M · 1,365
- Inx International Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $227M · 1,231
- Sotheby's, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (NY) $227M · 792
- Facey Medical Group, a Medical Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (CA) $227M · 226
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Designer Brands Inc. 401(k) 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
- Designer Brands Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 29.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans