401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., Dba Line 6, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
142
Participants Small participant base
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$140,146
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Line 6 401(k) · Sponsored by Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., Dba Line 6, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$20M in assets, 142 participants

Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., Dba Line 6, Inc.'s Line 6 401(k) reported $20M in total assets and 142 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #11,676 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Line 6 401(k) covers 142 participants in California, about 23% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#11,676
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+20.6%
assets growth YoY

Line 6 401(k)'s outsized position by total assets

Line 6 401(k) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,900,797 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Line 6 401(k) 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. Line 6 401(k) sits mid-pack in the medium band (142 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Line 6 401(k) reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Line 6 401(k) end-of-year assets rose from $17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Line 6 401(k) reported participants fell from 151 in the plan year 2022 filing to 142 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 954144796 · Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., Dba Line 6, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Line 6 401(k) · $20M · 142 · 73rd

  • TYPE $20M
  • TYPE 142
  • TYPE 73rd
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Silverbow Resources, Inc. Employee Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #11676

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Line 6 401(k) in the asset neighbourhood

Line 6 401(k)$20MSilverbow Resources, Inc. Employee Savings PlanSilverbow Resources, Inc. Em…$20MEmployees' Savings Plan of Glasstech, Inc.Employees' Savings Plan of G…$20MRedapt, Inc. Plan$20MMarketsphere 401(k) Retirement PlanMarketsphere 401(k) Retireme…$20M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Line 6 401(k) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN954144796
Plan Effective Date1988-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., Dba Line 6, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., Dba Line 6, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$26M 55.602362837913354% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $16.5M $25.7M ▲ +55.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 151 $17M
2023 1 142 $20M
2024 1 144 $26M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Line 6 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Line 6 401(k), Total assets ($B): 0.019900797 · Participants: 142Line 6 401(k)Wells 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
Line 6 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Line 6 401(k) side-by-side with 3 peers →

Line 6 401(k)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Silverbow Resources, Inc. Employee Savings Plan in TX ($20M); by covered participants it is Texas Veterinary, PLLC 401(k) Plan in TX (142 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($20M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (142 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 Line 6 401(k) assets move in 2023? ▼
Line 6 401(k) grew sharply - up 20.6% during 2023, from $17M to $20M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., Dba Line 6, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc., Dba Line 6, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 55.6%, from $17M to $26M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Line 6 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Silverbow Resources, Inc. Employee Savings Plan in TX ($20M, 84 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Line 6 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Texas Veterinary, PLLC 401(k) Plan in TX (142 participants, $12M 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 954144796.

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.