401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$105M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,106
Participants Near avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$95,104
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Walman Optical Company · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$105M in assets, 1,106 participants

The Walman Optical Company's The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan reported $105M in total assets and 1,106 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.

  • #16,352 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan sits by assets

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $105M for 1,106 participants (~$95,104/participant), up 8.1% in 2023.

#16,352
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+8.1%
assets growth YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$105,185,064 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

The Walman Optical Company 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 Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,106 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $97M in the plan year 2022 filing to $105M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 410598170 · The Walman Optical Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan · $105M · 1,106 · 92nd

  • EIN $105M
  • RANK 1,106
  • PHOTO 92nd
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Cellnetix 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • 5500 ind #16352

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 Minnesota →

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Walman Optical Company 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)$97M
Net Assets (End of Year)$105M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN410598170
Plan Effective Date1986-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Walman Optical Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Walman Optical Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 98.93738516411288% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M$200M 202220232024 $160M $1.7M ▼ -98.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,266 $160M
2023 2 2,277 $105M
2024 2 1,418 $2M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.105185064 · Participants: 1106The Walman Optical Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.432100178 · Participants: 198972Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.008265857 · Participants: 432617Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.931979 · Participants: 44342Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04661588 · Participants: 360493M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.271161911 · Participants: 75272U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cellnetix 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WA ($105M); by covered participants it is Metro Aviation, Inc. Employees' Deferred Saving and Retirement Plan in LA (1,106 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($105M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,106 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 Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2023, from $97M to $105M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have The Walman Optical Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Walman Optical Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 98.9%, from $160M to $2M.
Where does The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Walman Optical Company 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 The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cellnetix 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WA ($105M, 402 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Metro Aviation, Inc. Employees' Deferred Saving and Retirement Plan in LA (1,106 participants, $129M 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 410598170.

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.