401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Arden Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$80M
Total assets Below avg plan size
175
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$459,009
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Arden Group, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$80M in assets, 175 participants

Arden Group, Inc.'s Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan reported $80M in total assets and 175 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #7,543 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in California

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan covers 175 participants in California, about 28% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $80M.

#7,543
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+6.6%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$80,326,604 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Gelson's Markets 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. Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (175 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $75M in the plan year 2023 filing to $80M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 171 in the plan year 2023 filing to 175 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 953163136 · Arden Group, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan · $80M · 175 · 89th

  • SCH $80M
  • SCH 175
  • SCH 89th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Ayres Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #7543

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 →

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Thrifty Drug Stores Inc. Profit Sharing PlanThrifty Drug Stores Inc. Pro…$80MSpringfield Anesthesia Service, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanSpringfield Anesthesia Servi…$80MGelson's Markets 401(k) Plan$80MAyres Associates, Inc. 401(k) PlanAyres Associates, Inc. 401(k…$80MHarborone 401(k) Plan$80M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$75M
Net Assets (End of Year)$80M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN953163136
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Arden Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Arden Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$80M 29.631709828040215% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $62M $80.3M ▲ +29.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 209 $62M
2023 1 171 $75M
2024 1 175 $80M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.080326604 · Participants: 175Gelson's Markets 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
Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ayres Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan in WI ($80M); by covered participants it is Robbins, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings Plan in OH (175 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($80M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (175 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 Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.6% during 2024, from $75M to $80M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Arden Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Arden Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.6%, from $62M to $80M.
Where does Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ayres Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan in WI ($80M, 389 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gelson's Markets 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Robbins, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings Plan in OH (175 participants, $13M 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 953163136.

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.