401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Hot Topic, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
5,658
Participants Above avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$6,245
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hot Topic 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Hot Topic, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$35M in assets, 5,658 participants

Hot Topic, Inc.'s Hot Topic 401(k) Plan reported $35M in total assets and 5,658 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #7,519 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in California

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan covers 5,658 participants in California, 9.0x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $35M.

#7,519
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+29.3%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,331,544 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Hot Topic 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. Hot Topic 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (5,658 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Hot Topic 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hot Topic 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hot Topic 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 5,104 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,658 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 770198182 · Hot Topic, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan · $35M · 5,658 · 81st

  • NET $35M
  • BOOK 5,658
  • VS-ST 81st
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Simply Good Foods USA, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EBSA ind #7519

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 California →

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Simply Good Foods USA, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanSimply Good Foods USA, Inc. …$35MSimplex Investments, LLC 401(k) PlanSimplex Investments, LLC 401…$35MFye 401(k) Savings Plan$35MHot Topic 401(k) Plan$35MBakkt 401(k) Plan$35M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hot Topic 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN770198182
Plan Effective Date1995-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hot Topic, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hot Topic, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 53.361317668928464% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $27.3M $41.9M ▲ +53.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5,104 $27M
2023 1 5,658 $35M
2024 1 5,670 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Hot Topic 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035331544 · Participants: 5658Hot Topic 401(k) PlanWells 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
Hot Topic 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Hot Topic 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hot Topic 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Simply Good Foods USA, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CO ($35M); by covered participants it is The Infirmary 401(k) Plan in AL (5,661 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($35M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,658 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 Hot Topic 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Hot Topic 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 29.3% during 2023, from $27M to $35M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Hot Topic, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hot Topic, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 53.4%, from $27M to $42M.
Where does Hot Topic 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hot Topic 401(k) Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Hot Topic 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Simply Good Foods USA, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CO ($35M, 250 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hot Topic 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Infirmary 401(k) Plan in AL (5,661 participants, $336M 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 770198182.

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.