401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
3,856
Participants Above avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$16,141
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. · Colorado · Retail Trade

$62M in assets, 3,856 participants

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.'s Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan reported $62M in total assets and 3,856 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #7,439 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan covers 3,856 participants in Colorado, 10x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $62M.

#7,439
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+19.5%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$62,240,612 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) 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. Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,856 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $52M in the plan year 2023 filing to $62M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 3,926 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,856 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 841444517 · Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan · $62M · 3,856 · 86th

  • VS-ST $62M
  • BOY 3,856
  • SCH 86th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Net Health Systems, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • TYPE ind #7439

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 Colorado →

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Altman Solon US, LP 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanAltman Solon US, LP 401(k) P…$62MVitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) PlanVitamin Cottage Employee 401…$62MNet Health Systems, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and TrustNet Health Systems, Inc. Pro…$62MWest Shore Home, LLC 401(k) PlanWest Shore Home, LLC 401(k) …$62MFei.Com, Inc. 401(k) Plan$62M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$52M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN841444517
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 50.97791807136727% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $41.2M $62.2M ▲ +51.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,837 $41M
2023 1 3,926 $52M
2024 1 3,856 $62M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.062240612 · Participants: 3856Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.81412558 · Participants: 57900Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.319532435 · Participants: 9935Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.259964434 · Participants: 7607Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.234179481 · Participants: 10185Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.965265264 · Participants: 6210Woodward Retirement Savings Plan
Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Net Health Systems, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in PA ($62M); by covered participants it is Heritage Group Retirement Savings Plan in IN (3,856 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($62M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,856 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 Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.5% during 2024, from $52M to $62M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 51.0%, from $41M to $62M.
Where does Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Net Health Systems, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in PA ($62M, 549 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vitamin Cottage Employee 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Heritage Group Retirement Savings Plan in IN (3,856 participants, $557M 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 841444517.

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.