Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$151M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,748
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,611
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. · North Carolina · Retail Trade

$151M in assets, 1,748 participants

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.'s Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported $151M in total assets and 1,748 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #8,110 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan covers 1,748 participants in North Carolina, 2.1x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $151M.

#8,110
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+11.4%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$151,396,582 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension 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. Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,748 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$80M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,987 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,748 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $136M in the plan year 2022 filing to $151M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 560905940 · Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan · $151M · 1,748 · 94th

  • EOY $151M
  • 5500 1,748
  • ASSETS 94th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Bac Local No. 1 Washington Pension Trust
  • RANK ind #8110

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 North Carolina →

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hunter Douglas Employees' Retirement PlanHunter Douglas Employees' Re…$152MPark Ohio Industries and Subsidiaries Pension PlanPark Ohio Industries and Sub…$151MHarris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanHarris Teeter Supermarkets, …$151MBac Local No. 1 Washington Pension TrustBac Local No. 1 Washington P…$151MUst LLC Retirement Income Plan for Hourly EmployeesUst LLC Retirement Income Pl…$151M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$136M
Net Assets (End of Year)$151M
Net Income$16M
Employer EIN560905940
Plan Effective Date1989-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.5B 29.962808452267026% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.19B $1.54B ▲ +29.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 32,557 $1.2B
2023 2 33,660 $1.4B
2024 2 35,798 $1.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.151396582 · Participants: 1748Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.613752395 · Participants: 11145Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.582387965 · Participants: 45818Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0264 · Participants: 14485Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.3721 · Participants: 371Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.616859519 · Participants: 21020Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University
Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Bac Local No. 1 Washington Pension Trust in WA ($151M); by covered participants it is University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan in CA (1,750 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,748 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 Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2023, from $136M to $151M. Reported net income was $16M.
How have Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 30.0%, from $1.2B to $1.5B.
Where does Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bac Local No. 1 Washington Pension Trust in WA ($151M, 731 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan in CA (1,750 participants, $137M in assets).