401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Wakefern Food Corp. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$478M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,897
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$252,225
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Wakefern Food Corp. · New Jersey · Wholesale Trade

$478M in assets, 1,897 participants

Wakefern Food Corp.'s Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan reported $478M in total assets and 1,897 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.

  • #5,970 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan covers 1,897 participants in New Jersey, 2.2x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $478M.

#5,970
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+11.0%
assets growth YoY
4.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$478,470,972 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

Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings 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. Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,897 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $69M in the plan year 2023 filing to $48M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $431M in the plan year 2023 filing to $478M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,834 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,897 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 221434516 · Wakefern Food Corp. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan · $478M · 1,897 · 97th

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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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$431M
Net Assets (End of Year)$478M
Net Income$48M
Employer EIN221434516
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wakefern Food Corp.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Wakefern Food Corp. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$486M 1.0122156094780117% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $491M $486M ▼ -1.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,580 $491M
2023 3 2,506 $578M
2024 2 2,194 $486M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.478470972 · Participants: 1897Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.9134575 · Participants: 185532JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 29.376133902 · Participants: 69218Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.58476515 · Participants: 42583Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.327167732 · Participants: 56714Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.970916966 · Participants: 27956Merck US Savings Plan
Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Andritz Inc. Savings and Investment Plan in GA ($479M); by covered participants it is L.N.K. International, Inc. Retirement Plan in NY (1,897 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($478M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,897 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 Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.0% during 2024, from $431M to $478M. Reported net income was $48M.
How have Wakefern Food Corp. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wakefern Food Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 1.0%, from $491M to $486M.
Where does Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings 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 Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Andritz Inc. Savings and Investment Plan in GA ($479M, 2,296 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wakefern Food Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is L.N.K. International, Inc. Retirement Plan in NY (1,897 participants, $39M 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 221434516.

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.