401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Brown Distributing Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
219
Participants Below avg headcount
61st
Percentile by assets National rank
$51,747
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan · Sponsored by Brown Distributing Company, LLC · Virginia · Transportation & Warehousing

$11M in assets, 219 participants

Brown Distributing Company, LLC's Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan reported $11M in total assets and 219 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • #2,088 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan covers 219 participants in Virginia, about 28% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#2,088
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+11.9%
assets growth YoY

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Transportation & Warehousing and all filers

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,332,687 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift 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. Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (219 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 540568406 · Brown Distributing Company, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan · $11M · 219 · 61st

  • BOOK $11M
  • VS-ST 219
  • BOY 61st
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Dawood Engineering Inc 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #2088

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN540568406
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brown Distributing Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brown Distributing Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12M 17.21576883482717% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9M$10M$11M$12M$13M 202220232024 $10.1M $11.9M ▲ +17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 220 $10M
2023 1 219 $11M
2024 1 197 $12M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.011332687 · Participants: 219Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Dawood Engineering Inc 401(k) Plan in PA ($11M); by covered participants it is Raven Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan in SD (219 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (219 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 Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.9% during 2023, from $10M to $11M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Brown Distributing Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brown Distributing Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.2%, from $10M to $12M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dawood Engineering Inc 401(k) Plan in PA ($11M, 132 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brown Distributing Company Employee Thrift Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Raven Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan in SD (219 participants, N/A 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 540568406.

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.