401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hardings Markets-West, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
240
Participants Below avg headcount
51st
Percentile by assets National rank
$33,700
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan · Sponsored by Hardings Markets-West, Inc. · Michigan · Retail Trade

$8M in assets, 240 participants

Hardings Markets-West, Inc.'s Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 240 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 51st 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.

  • #4,954 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan covers 240 participants in Michigan, about 38% of the average Michigan filer (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#4,954
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+4.0%
assets growth YoY

Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,087,884 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 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. Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (240 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan reported net income fell from $976K in the plan year 2023 filing to $314K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan reported participants rose from 212 in the plan year 2023 filing to 240 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 382757294 · Hardings Markets-West, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan · $8M · 240 · 51st

  • 5500 $8M
  • 5500 240
  • 5500 51st
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Jet Food Stores 401 K Plan
  • 5500 ind #4954

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 Michigan →

Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income$314K
Employer EIN382757294
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hardings Markets-West, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hardings Markets-West, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8M 18.974165554455073% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6.5M$7M$7.5M$8M$8.5M 202220232024 $6.8M $8.09M ▲ +19.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 216 $7M
2023 1 212 $8M
2024 1 240 $8M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008087884 · Participants: 240Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 23.0591668 · Participants: 43053General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 17.26893589 · Participants: 31790Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.768606712 · Participants: 17128The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 9.568379082 · Participants: 42513The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 8.2932975 · Participants: 60497Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Jet Food Stores 401 K Plan in GA ($8M); by covered participants it is Shangri-La 401(k) Plan in OR (240 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (240 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 Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan edged up modestly - up 4.0% during 2024, from $8M to $8M. Reported net income was $314K.
How have Hardings Markets-West, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hardings Markets-West, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 19.0%, from $7M to $8M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jet Food Stores 401 K Plan in GA ($8M, 645 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Harding's Markets - West, Inc. 401 (K) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shangri-La 401(k) Plan in OR (240 participants, N/A 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 382757294.

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.