401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Talbots LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$219M
Total assets Near avg plan size
4,386
Participants Above avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$49,950
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Talbots LLC · Massachusetts · Retail Trade

$219M in assets, 4,386 participants

The Talbots LLC's The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported $219M in total assets and 4,386 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #8,182 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan covers 4,386 participants in Massachusetts, 6.7x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $219M.

#8,182
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+16.8%
assets growth YoY
2.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$219,081,203 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,386 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $187M in the plan year 2022 filing to $219M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 4,938 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,386 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 411111318 · The Talbots LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · $219M · 4,386 · 95th

  • BOY $219M
  • BOY 4,386
  • BOY 95th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Poet 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #8182

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 Massachusetts →

The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Abx Air, Inc. Pilots Investment PlanAbx Air, Inc. Pilots Investm…$219MMto 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMto 401(k) Profit Sharing Pl…$219MThe Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanThe Talbots Retirement Savin…$219MPoet 401(k) Plan$219MHitt Contracting Inc. 401(k) Savings & Profit Sharing PlanHitt Contracting Inc. 401(k)…$219M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$187M
Net Assets (End of Year)$219M
Net Income$32M
Employer EIN411111318
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Talbots LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Talbots LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$290M 20.182898893570446% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$240M$260M$280M$300M 202220232024 $241M $290M ▲ +20.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,397 $241M
2023 2 4,700 $276M
2024 2 5,138 $290M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.219081203 · Participants: 4386The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Poet 401(k) Plan in SD ($219M); by covered participants it is F.N.B. Corporation Progress Savings 401(k) Plan in PA (4,386 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($219M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,386 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 The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.8% during 2023, from $187M to $219M. Reported net income was $32M.
How have The Talbots LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Talbots LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.2%, from $241M to $290M.
Where does The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th 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 The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Poet 401(k) Plan in SD ($219M, 2,254 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is F.N.B. Corporation Progress Savings 401(k) Plan in PA (4,386 participants, $311M 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 411111318.

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.