401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Smart & Final LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$387M
Total assets
10,302
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$37,520
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Smart & Final LLC · California · Retail Trade

$387M in assets, 10,302 participants

Smart & Final LLC's Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan reported $387M in total assets and 10,302 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #7,879 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in California

Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan covers 10,302 participants in California, 16x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $387M.

$387M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
10,302
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$37,520
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $54M in the plan year 2023 filing to $42M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $344M in the plan year 2023 filing to $387M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 11,239 in the plan year 2023 filing to 10,302 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan reports 10,302 participants - 16x that state average ($387M EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$344M
Net Assets (End of Year)$387M
Net Income$42M
Employer EIN954079584
Plan Effective Date1992-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Smart & Final LLC)

$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $429M $555M ▲ +29.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Smart & Final LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 10,814 $429M
2023 2 12,661 $500M
2024 2 11,615 $555M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Smart & Final 401(k)…Google LLC 401(k) Sa…Oracle Corporation 4…Intel 401(k) Savings…Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 4…
Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan

Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan reports $387M in end-of-year assets across 10,302 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $37,520 per participant (27% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $42M.

This plan identity (EIN 954079584, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $290M to $387M (+33.2%) while covered participants moved from 9,346 to 10,302 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,346 $290M Open filing
2023 11,239 $344M Open filing
2024 · index core 10,302 $387M This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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401(k) plans in other states closest to Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.2% during 2024, from $344M to $387M. Reported net income was $42M.
How have Smart & Final LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Smart & Final LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.6%, from $429M to $555M.
Where does Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Smart & Final 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Infineum Savings Plan in NJ ($386M, 530 participants).

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