401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
131
Participants Small participant base
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$169,917
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Vanguard Direct · New York · Wholesale Trade

$22M in assets, 131 participants

Vanguard Direct's Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $22M in total assets and 131 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #4,551 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in New York

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 131 participants in New York, about 16% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $22M.

#4,551
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+18.6%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,259,126 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement 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. Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (131 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 127 in the plan year 2022 filing to 131 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 112517083 · Vanguard Direct PY 2023 · 401(k)

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan · $22M · 131 · 75th

  • TYPE $22M
  • NET 131
  • BOOK 75th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Kellogg Supply, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #4551

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 New York →

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement PlanVanguard Direct 401(k) Retir…$22MKellogg Supply, Inc. 401(k) PlanKellogg Supply, Inc. 401(k) …$22MStaff Electric Co, Inc. Employees' Profit Sharing Retirement Plan and TrustStaff Electric Co, Inc. Empl…$22MShelton Holdings, LLC 401-K PlanShelton Holdings, LLC 401-K …$22MCentral Supply Company, Inc. Employees' Retirement PlanCentral Supply Company, Inc.…$22M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN112517083
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vanguard Direct)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vanguard Direct plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$25M 31.70865479113745% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$18M$20M$22M$24M$26M 202220232024 $18.8M $24.7M ▲ +31.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 127 $19M
2023 1 131 $22M
2024 1 135 $25M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022259126 · Participants: 131Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kellogg Supply, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($22M); by covered participants it is Galen Healthcare Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL (131 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (131 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 Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 18.6% during 2023, from $19M to $22M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Vanguard Direct plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Vanguard Direct's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.7%, from $19M to $25M.
Where does Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 75th 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 Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kellogg Supply, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($22M, 202 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vanguard Direct 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Galen Healthcare Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL (131 participants, N/A 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 112517083.

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.