401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$182M
Total assets Near avg plan size
13,469
Participants Very large workforce
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$13,543
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Guitar Center, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$182M in assets, 13,469 participants

Guitar Center, Inc.'s Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $182M in total assets and 13,469 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #7,760 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in California

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 13,469 participants in California, 21x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $182M.

#7,760
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+15.6%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$182,408,960 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 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 2024

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (13,469 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $30M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $158M in the plan year 2023 filing to $182M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 13,065 in the plan year 2023 filing to 13,469 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 854210591 · Guitar Center, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $182M · 13,469 · 94th

  • SCH $182M
  • EBSA 13,469
  • PART 94th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near The Equinox Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #7760

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 →

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Jo-Ann Stores, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanJo-Ann Stores, LLC 401(k) Sa…$183MCore Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanCore Specialty Insurance Ser…$182MGuitar Center, Inc. 401(k) PlanGuitar Center, Inc. 401(k) P…$182MThe Equinox Holdings, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Equinox Holdings, Inc. 4…$182MIdt Corporation 401(k) Plan$182M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$158M
Net Assets (End of Year)$182M
Net Income$25M
Employer EIN854210591
Plan Effective Date1981-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guitar Center, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guitar Center, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$182M 42.28643268546966% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $128M $182M ▲ +42.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 14,019 $128M
2023 1 13,065 $158M
2024 1 13,469 $182M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.18240896 · Participants: 13469Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $182M in end-of-year assets across 13,469 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $13,543 per participant (10% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $25M.

This plan identity (EIN 854210591, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $128M to $182M (+42.3%) while covered participants moved from 14,019 to 13,469 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,019 $128M Open filing
2023 13,065 $158M Open filing
2024 · index core 13,469 $182M This page

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Equinox Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY ($182M); by covered participants it is Massmutual Thrift Plan in MA (13,502 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($182M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13,469 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 15.6% during 2024, from $158M to $182M. Reported net income was $25M.
How have Guitar Center, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guitar Center, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 42.3%, from $128M to $182M.
Where does Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Equinox Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY ($182M, 13,168 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Massmutual Thrift Plan in MA (13,502 participants, $4.3B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 854210591.

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.