401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gulf Distributing Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$21M
Total assets Small plan by assets
692
Participants Below avg headcount
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$30,354
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Gulf Distributing Co., Inc. · Alabama · Wholesale Trade

$21M in assets, 692 participants

Gulf Distributing Co., Inc.'s Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan reported $21M in total assets and 692 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #4,459 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Gulf Distributing Co., Inc. multi-year trail

Gulf Distributing Co., Inc.'s plans moved +29.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan at $21M / 692 participants.

#4,459
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+16.8%
assets growth YoY

Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,005,144 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Gulf Distributing Companies 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. Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (692 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $21M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 649 in the plan year 2022 filing to 692 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 630657383 · Gulf Distributing Co., Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan · $21M · 692 · 74th

  • ASSETS $21M
  • ASSETS 692
  • ASSETS 74th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near John M. Glover Agency 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #4459

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Alabama →

Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Gulf Distributing Co., Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gulf Distributing Co., Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 29.41833417770019% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$16M$18M$20M$22M$24M 202220232024 $18M $23.3M ▲ +29.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 649 $18M
2023 1 692 $21M
2024 1 756 $23M

Gulf Distributing Co., Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN630657383
Plan Effective Date1978-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Alabama

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

Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021005144 · Participants: 692Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) PlanRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.854553916 · Participants: 20733Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanEncompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.49327201 · Participants: 24565Encompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanHexagon Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.479278219 · Participants: 4618Hexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanVulcan 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.361024189 · Participants: 9487Vulcan 401(k) PlanMercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.090263356 · Participants: 0Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants

Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest 401(k) by assets is John M. Glover Agency 401(k) Retirement Plan in CT ($21M); by covered participants it is Diligent Corporation 401(k) Plan in NY (692 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (692 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 Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.8% during 2023, from $18M to $21M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Gulf Distributing Co., Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gulf Distributing Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.4%, from $18M to $23M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is John M. Glover Agency 401(k) Retirement Plan in CT ($21M, 201 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gulf Distributing Companies 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Diligent Corporation 401(k) Plan in NY (692 participants, $75M in assets).