Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$136M
Total assets: 1,615
Participants: 92nd
Percentile by assets: $84,516
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. · North Carolina · Retail Trade

$136M in assets, 1,615 participants

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.'s Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported $136M in total assets and 1,615 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.

92nd percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
#7,295 in Retail Trade (7,620 peers)

Where Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $136M for 1,615 participants (~$84,516/participant), down 9.8% in 2024.

$136M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 1,615
covered participants: 92nd
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $84,516
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $15M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported net income fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $151M in the plan year 2023 filing to $136M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,748 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,615 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

North Carolina

Industry

Retail Trade

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan outranks 92% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 1.4x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$151M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$136M
Net Income	-$15M
Employer EIN	560905940
Plan Effective Date	1989-10-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	32,557	$1.2B
2023	2	33,660	$1.4B
2024	2	35,798	$1.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan $16.6B · 9,923
Truist Financial Corporation Pension Plan $14.7B · 38,548
Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan $4.7B · 13,576
The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan $2.4B · 1,745
Duke Energy Legacy Pension Plan $2.4B · 300

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

The Lozier Corporation Pension Plan and Trust (NE) $137M · 384
Basic Pension Plan for Employees of Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles (CA) $136M · 96
Bcom3 Cash Balance Plan (IL) $136M · 405
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan (CA) $137M · 1,616

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.8% during 2024, from $151M to $136M. Reported net income was -$15M.

How have Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 30.0%, from $1.2B to $1.5B.

Where does Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Lozier Corporation Pension Plan and Trust in NE ($137M, 384 participants).

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By total assets, Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 30.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans

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 560905940.