401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

W.S. Darley & Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
205
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$218,020
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by W.S. Darley & Co. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$45M in assets, 205 participants

W.S. Darley & Co.'s W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported $45M in total assets and 205 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #7,262 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan covers 205 participants in Illinois, about 26% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $45M.

#7,262
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+5.7%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$44,694,052 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (205 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $42M in the plan year 2023 filing to $45M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 360976610 · W.S. Darley & Co. PY 2024 · 401(k)

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · $45M · 205 · 83rd

  • NET $45M
  • BOOK 205
  • VS-ST 83rd
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Leafhome 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #7262

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 Illinois →

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Leafhome 401(k) Plan$45MParker Mccay, P.a. Savings PlanParker Mccay, P.a. Savings P…$45MW. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanW. S. Darley & Co. Employee'…$45MDimarco Group Retirement Plan$45MCbt 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanCbt 401(k) and Profit Sharin…$45M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN360976610
Plan Effective Date1976-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (W.S. Darley & Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W.S. Darley & Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 18.674830599005823% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $37.7M $44.7M ▲ +18.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 205 $38M
2023 1 205 $42M
2024 1 205 $45M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.044694052 · Participants: 205W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Leafhome 401(k) Plan in OH ($45M); by covered participants it is T5 Data Centers LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in GA (205 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($45M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (205 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 W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.7% during 2024, from $42M to $45M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have W.S. Darley & Co. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W.S. Darley & Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.7%, from $38M to $45M.
Where does W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Leafhome 401(k) Plan in OH ($45M, 2,884 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to W. S. Darley & Co. Employee's Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is T5 Data Centers LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in GA (205 participants, N/A in assets).