401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$566K
Total assets Small plan by assets
108
Participants Small participant base
19th
Percentile by assets National rank
$5,238
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Hammacher Schlemmer · Illinois · Retail Trade

$566K in assets, 108 participants

Hammacher Schlemmer's Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan reported $566K in total assets and 108 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 19th 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.

  • #2,383 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan covers 108 participants in Illinois, about 14% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $566K.

#2,383
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-94.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$565,709 19th percentile higher than 19% 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

Hammacher Schlemmer 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. Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (108 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $771K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $566K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 144 in the plan year 2023 filing to 108 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 131874504 · Hammacher Schlemmer PY 2024 · 401(k)

Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan · $566K · 108 · 19th

  • SCH $566K
  • EBSA 108
  • PART 19th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Jd Tetra Inc 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #2383

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 →

Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) PlanHammacher Schlemmer 401(k) P…$566KJd Tetra Inc 401(k) Plan$566KJpv Investments Inc. 401(k) PlanJpv Investments Inc. 401(k) …$566KParade Enterprises LLC, 401(k) PlanParade Enterprises LLC, 401(…$566KScott R. Gardner, Dds PC Eqrp 401(k) PlanScott R. Gardner, Dds PC Eqr…$566K
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$566K
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN131874504
Plan Effective Date1996-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hammacher Schlemmer)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hammacher Schlemmer plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$566K 93.48732489189557% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$5M$10M$15M 202220232024 $8.69M $0.57M ▼ -93.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 166 $9M
2023 1 144 $9M
2024 1 108 $566K

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000565709 · Participants: 108Hammacher Schlemmer 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
Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Jd Tetra Inc 401(k) Plan in UT ($566K); by covered participants it is El Centro De Corazon 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in TX (108 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($566K here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (108 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 Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan contracted severely - down 94.0% during 2024, from $9M to $566K. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Hammacher Schlemmer plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hammacher Schlemmer's sponsor-wide assets declined 93.5%, from $9M to $566K.
Where does Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan ranks in the 19th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jd Tetra Inc 401(k) Plan in UT ($566K, 4 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hammacher Schlemmer 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is El Centro De Corazon 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in TX (108 participants, $4M 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 131874504.

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.