401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$182M
Total assets
13,469
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$13,543
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #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.

$182M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
13,469
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$13,543
avg assets per participant

Where Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits 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 $2,010,000,000 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

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 →

State
California
Industry
Retail Trade

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 13,469 participants - 21x that state average ($182M EOY assets).

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.)

$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $128M $182M ▲ +42.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Guitar Center, Inc. plans on file
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 ($B) Participants Guitar Center, Inc. …, Total assets ($B): 0.18240896 · Participants: 13469Guitar Center, Inc. …Google LLC 401(k) Sa…, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Sa…Oracle Corporation 4…, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 4…Intel 401(k) Savings…, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings…Apple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 4…, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 4…
Guitar Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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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

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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).

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Filing takeaways

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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.