401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Arden Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
171
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$440,598
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Arden Group, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$75M in assets, 171 participants

Arden Group, Inc.'s Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan reported $75M in total assets and 171 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #7,921 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in California

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan covers 171 participants in California, about 27% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $75M.

#7,921
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+21.6%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$75,342,261 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Gelson's Markets 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. Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (171 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$21M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $62M in the plan year 2022 filing to $75M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 209 in the plan year 2022 filing to 171 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 953163136 · Arden Group, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan · $75M · 171 · 89th

  • NET $75M
  • BOOK 171
  • VS-ST 89th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near United Refining Company Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
  • EBSA ind #7921

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 →

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$62M
Net Assets (End of Year)$75M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN953163136
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Arden Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Arden Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$80M 29.631709828040215% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $62M $80.3M ▲ +29.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 209 $62M
2023 1 171 $75M
2024 1 175 $80M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.075342261 · Participants: 171Gelson's Markets 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is United Refining Company Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in PA ($75M); by covered participants it is Anesthesiology Consultants Exchange, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan in TN (171 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (171 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 Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 21.6% during 2023, from $62M to $75M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Arden Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Arden Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.6%, from $62M to $80M.
Where does Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is United Refining Company Incentive Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in PA ($75M, 480 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Anesthesiology Consultants Exchange, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan in TN (171 participants, $117M 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 953163136.

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.