401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sterling Jewelers Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$685M
Total assets Above avg plan size
24,679
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$27,766
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Jewelers Inc. · Ohio · Retail Trade

$685M in assets, 24,679 participants

Sterling Jewelers Inc.'s Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan reported $685M in total assets and 24,679 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #8,303 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan covers 24,679 participants in Ohio, 32x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $685M.

#8,303
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+21.9%
assets growth YoY
6.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$685,240,993 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (24,679 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$95M in the plan year 2022 filing to $99M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $562M in the plan year 2022 filing to $685M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 25,320 in the plan year 2022 filing to 24,679 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 273967537 · Sterling Jewelers Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan · $685M · 24,679 · 98th

  • IND $685M
  • EOY 24,679
  • 5500 98th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Dentsply Sirona Inc. 401(k) Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EIN ind #8303

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 Ohio →

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$562M
Net Assets (End of Year)$683M
Net Income$99M
Employer EIN273967537
Plan Effective Date1969-08-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sterling Jewelers Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Jewelers Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$742M 32.03512927133481% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M 202220232024 $562M $742M ▲ +32.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 25,320 $562M
2023 1 24,679 $685M
2024 1 24,398 $742M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.685240993 · Participants: 24679Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan reports $685M in end-of-year assets across 24,679 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.026% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $27,766 per participant (20% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $99M.

This plan identity (EIN 273967537, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $562M to $742M (+32.0%) while covered participants moved from 25,320 to 24,398 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 25,320 $562M Open filing
2023 24,679 $685M This page
2024 · index core 24,398 $742M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Dentsply Sirona Inc. 401(k) Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($685M); by covered participants it is The Mastec, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in FL (24,657 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (24,679 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 Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 21.9% during 2023, from $562M to $685M. Reported net income was $99M.
How have Sterling Jewelers Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Jewelers Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 32.0%, from $562M to $742M.
Where does Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dentsply Sirona Inc. 401(k) Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($685M, 3,564 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Signet Jewelers Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Mastec, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in FL (24,657 participants, $592M in assets).