401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Wills Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$46M
Total assets Below avg plan size
631
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$72,623
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan · Sponsored by The Wills Group, Inc. · Maryland · Retail Trade

$46M in assets, 631 participants

The Wills Group, Inc.'s H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan reported $46M in total assets and 631 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #7,280 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Where H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan sits by assets

H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $46M for 631 participants (~$72,623/participant), up 9.1% in 2024.

#7,280
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+9.1%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan's outsized position by total assets

H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$45,824,889 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity 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. H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (631 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan reported participants rose from 464 in the plan year 2023 filing to 631 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan end-of-year assets rose from $42M in the plan year 2023 filing to $46M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 521461039 · The Wills Group, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan · $46M · 631 · 83rd

  • PCT $46M
  • PCT 631
  • PCT 83rd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Kids2 Retirement Salary Savings Plan
  • PCT ind #7280

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 Maryland →

H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$46M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN521461039
Plan Effective Date1953-12-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Wills Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Wills Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$46M 5.3916691645261885% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$42M$44M$46M$48M 202220232024 $43.5M $45.8M ▲ +5.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 329 $43M
2023 2 474 $42M
2024 1 631 $46M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.045824889 · Participants: 631H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.448624264 · Participants: 96812Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.712016434 · Participants: 101417Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.948487009 · Participants: 6639T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.08462816 · Participants: 2771Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.987191008 · Participants: 18370Lockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees
H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kids2 Retirement Salary Savings Plan in GA ($46M); by covered participants it is Numerator 401(k) Plan in IL (631 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($46M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (631 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 H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan assets move in 2024?
H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.1% during 2024, from $42M to $46M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have The Wills Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Wills Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.4%, from $43M to $46M.
Where does H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kids2 Retirement Salary Savings Plan in GA ($46M, 240 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to H.S. Swann, James W. Wills, Jr. Employees' Value Sharing Opportunity Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Numerator 401(k) Plan in IL (631 participants, $68M in assets).