401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bge, Ltd. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$126M
Total assets Near avg plan size
488
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$258,599
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bradford Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bge, Ltd. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$126M in assets, 488 participants

Bge, Ltd.'s Bradford Group 401(k) Plan reported $126M in total assets and 488 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #7,680 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Where Bradford Group 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $126M for 488 participants (~$258,599/participant), up 7.9% in 2024.

#7,680
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+7.9%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$126,196,210 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Bradford Group 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. Bradford Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (488 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bradford Group 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bradford Group 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 554 in the plan year 2023 filing to 488 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bradford Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $117M in the plan year 2023 filing to $126M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 363920489 · Bge, Ltd. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan · $126M · 488 · 92nd

  • EBSA $126M
  • EBSA 488
  • EBSA 92nd
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Select Water Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #7680

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 →

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Tom James Company 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanTom James Company 401(k) and…$126MBwigroup 401(k) Plan$126MBradford Group 401(k) Plan$126MSelect Water Solutions, Inc. 401(k) PlanSelect Water Solutions, Inc.…$126MPenske Media Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanPenske Media Corporation 401…$126M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bradford Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$117M
Net Assets (End of Year)$126M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN363920489
Plan Effective Date1975-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bge, Ltd.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bge, Ltd. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$126M 19.18751904861703% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$110M$120M$130M 202220232024 $106M $126M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 553 $106M
2023 1 554 $117M
2024 1 488 $126M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Bradford Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Bradford Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.12619621 · Participants: 488Bradford Group 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
Bradford Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Bradford Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Select Water Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($126M); by covered participants it is Avanquest North America LLC. Retirement Plan in CA (488 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($126M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (488 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 Bradford Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bradford Group 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.9% during 2024, from $117M to $126M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Bge, Ltd. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bge, Ltd.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $106M to $126M.
Where does Bradford Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bradford Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 Bradford Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Select Water Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($126M, 4,193 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bradford Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Avanquest North America LLC. Retirement Plan in CA (488 participants, $33M 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 363920489.

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.