401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$401M
Total assets Above avg plan size
5,802
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$69,176
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Fareway Stores, Inc. · Iowa · Retail Trade

$401M in assets, 5,802 participants

Fareway Stores, Inc.'s Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $401M in total assets and 5,802 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #7,884 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 5,802 participants in Iowa, 9.5x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $401M.

#7,884
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+11.5%
assets growth YoY
4.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$401,356,663 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan lands in the large band (5,802 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $56M in the plan year 2023 filing to $37M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $360M in the plan year 2023 filing to $401M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 5,452 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,802 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 420240920 · Fareway Stores, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $401M · 5,802 · 97th

  • ASSETS $401M
  • PCT 5,802
  • EIN 97th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Primoris Services Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • IND ind #7884

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 Iowa →

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$360M
Net Assets (End of Year)$401M
Net Income$37M
Employer EIN420240920
Plan Effective Date1985-12-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fareway Stores, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fareway Stores, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$401M 31.938839816921966% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $304M $401M ▲ +31.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5,028 $304M
2023 1 5,452 $360M
2024 1 5,802 $401M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.401356663 · Participants: 5802Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.579548793 · Participants: 12841The Principal Select Savings PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.375271119 · Participants: 14728The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.306182291 · Participants: 25072Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.1084169 · Participants: 55411The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.720479704 · Participants: 8059Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reports $401M in end-of-year assets across 5,802 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $69,176 per participant (50% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $37M.

This plan identity (EIN 420240920, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $304M to $401M (+31.9%) while covered participants moved from 5,028 to 5,802 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,028 $304M Open filing
2023 5,452 $360M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,802 $401M This page

Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Primoris Services Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($401M); by covered participants it is Jack's Family Restaurants/Sfm 401(k) in AL (5,801 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,802 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 Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.5% during 2024, from $360M to $401M. Reported net income was $37M.
How have Fareway Stores, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fareway Stores, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.9%, from $304M to $401M.
Where does Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Primoris Services Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($401M, 11,457 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fareway Stores, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jack's Family Restaurants/Sfm 401(k) in AL (5,801 participants, $17M in assets).