401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
1,208
Participants Near avg headcount
28th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1,408
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Walman Optical Company · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$2M in assets, 1,208 participants

The Walman Optical Company's The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan reported $2M in total assets and 1,208 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 28th 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.

  • #2,262 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

The Walman Optical Company multi-year trail

The Walman Optical Company's plans moved -98.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan at $2M / 1,208 participants.

#2,262
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-98.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,700,838 28th percentile higher than 28% 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

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,208 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $105M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,106 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,208 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410598170 · The Walman Optical Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan · $2M · 1,208 · 28th

  • VS-ST $2M
  • BOY 1,208
  • SCH 28th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Minda S. Rudnick & Associates 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #2262

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) PlanThe Walman Optical Company 4…$2MMinda S. Rudnick & Associates 401(k) PlanMinda S. Rudnick & Associate…$2ME.a. Devassy, M.D. and Associates, S.C. Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanE.a. Devassy, M.D. and Assoc…$2MBostone Retirement Plan$2MM. Duffany Builders, Inc. 401(k) PlanM. Duffany Builders, Inc. 40…$2M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

The Walman Optical Company multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Walman Optical Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 98.93738516411288% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M$200M 202220232024 $160M $1.7M ▼ -98.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,266 $160M
2023 2 2,277 $105M
2024 2 1,418 $2M

The Walman Optical Company filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$105M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN410598170
Plan Effective Date1986-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001700838 · Participants: 1208The Walman Optical Company 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.886997456 · Participants: 179076Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.618762181 · Participants: 205460Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.419645154 · Participants: 409649Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.719378 · Participants: 38480Medtronic Savings and Investment PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.442089862 · Participants: 73109U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Minda S. Rudnick & Associates 401(k) Plan in OH ($2M); by covered participants it is Bruce Packing Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OR (1,208 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,208 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 The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan contracted severely - down 98.4% during 2024, from $105M to $2M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have The Walman Optical Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Walman Optical Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 98.9%, from $160M to $2M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Minda S. Rudnick & Associates 401(k) Plan in OH ($2M, 6 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Walman Optical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bruce Packing Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OR (1,208 participants, $28M 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 410598170.

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.