401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bge, Ltd. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$117M
Total assets Near avg plan size
554
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$211,120
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bradford Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bge, Ltd. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$117M in assets, 554 participants

Bge, Ltd.'s Bradford Group 401(k) Plan reported $117M in total assets and 554 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #8,047 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Where Bradford Group 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $117M for 554 participants (~$211,120/participant), up 10.5% in 2023.

#8,047
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+10.5%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$116,960,607 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Bradford Group 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. Bradford Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (554 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bradford Group 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bradford Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $106M in the plan year 2022 filing to $117M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 363920489 · Bge, Ltd. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan · $117M · 554 · 92nd

  • EBSA $117M
  • PART 554
  • TYPE 92nd
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Ryam 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees
  • VS-ST ind #8047

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 Illinois →

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$106M
Net Assets (End of Year)$117M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN363920489
Plan Effective Date1975-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bge, Ltd.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bge, Ltd. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$126M 19.18751904861703% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$110M$120M$130M 202220232024 $106M $126M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 553 $106M
2023 1 554 $117M
2024 1 488 $126M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Bradford Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.116960607 · Participants: 554Bradford Group 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Bradford Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ryam 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees in FL ($117M); by covered participants it is Morning Star Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (554 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($117M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (554 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 Bradford Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Bradford Group 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.5% during 2023, from $106M to $117M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have Bge, Ltd. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bge, Ltd.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $106M to $126M.
Where does Bradford Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bradford Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bradford Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ryam 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees in FL ($117M, 442 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bradford Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Morning Star Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (554 participants, $76M in assets).