401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Axel Johnson Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$195M
Total assets Near avg plan size
942
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$207,300
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan · Sponsored by Axel Johnson Inc. · Connecticut · Wholesale Trade

$195M in assets, 942 participants

Axel Johnson Inc.'s Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan reported $195M in total assets and 942 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #5,808 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Where Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan sits by assets

Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $195M for 942 participants (~$207,300/participant), up 7.0% in 2024.

#5,808
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+7.0%
assets growth YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan's outsized position by total assets

Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$195,276,544 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution 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. Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (942 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan reported net income fell from $26M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan end-of-year assets rose from $183M in the plan year 2023 filing to $195M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan reported participants fell from 953 in the plan year 2023 filing to 942 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 061600707 · Axel Johnson Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan · $195M · 942 · 94th

  • IND $195M
  • IND 942
  • IND 94th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Afscme Employees Salary Savings Plan
  • IND ind #5808

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 Connecticut →

Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$183M
Net Assets (End of Year)$195M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN061600707
Plan Effective Date1975-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Axel Johnson Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Axel Johnson Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$274M 16.656156605624776% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $235M $274M ▲ +16.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 943 $235M
2023 2 1,052 $263M
2024 2 1,036 $274M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.195276544 · Participants: 942Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution PlanRtx Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 58.647425 · Participants: 124876Rtx Savings PlanCiti Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.241033081 · Participants: 78741Citi Retirement Savings PlanThe Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.183243 · Participants: 18614The Hartford Investment and Savings PlanEversource 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.046347175 · Participants: 10041Eversource 401(k) PlanXerox Corporation Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.976943 · Participants: 9876Xerox Corporation Savings Plan
Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Afscme Employees Salary Savings Plan in DC ($195M); by covered participants it is Popular, Inc. USA 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan in PR (942 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($195M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (942 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 Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.0% during 2024, from $183M to $195M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Axel Johnson Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Axel Johnson Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.7%, from $235M to $274M.
Where does Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Afscme Employees Salary Savings Plan in DC ($195M, 1,284 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Popular, Inc. USA 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan in PR (942 participants, $170M 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 061600707.

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.