401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$221M
Total assets Near avg plan size
5,268
Participants Above avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$41,955
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Party City Holdings Inc. · New Jersey · Retail Trade

$221M in assets, 5,268 participants

Party City Holdings Inc.'s Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $221M in total assets and 5,268 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #7,800 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 5,268 participants in New Jersey, 6.2x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $221M.

#7,800
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-15.3%
assets change YoY
2.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $40M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$221,019,662 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Party City Holdings Inc. 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. Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (5,268 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $26M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$40M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $261M in the plan year 2023 filing to $221M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 5,331 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,268 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 201033029 · Party City Holdings Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan · $221M · 5,268 · 95th

  • EBSA $221M
  • PART 5,268
  • TYPE 95th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Perot Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Hillwood Development
  • VS-ST ind #7800

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 New Jersey →

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) PlanParty City Holdings Inc. 401…$221MPerot Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Hillwood DevelopmentPerot Retirement Savings Pla…$221MHomeservices Retirement Savings PlanHomeservices Retirement Savi…$221MSchroder US Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries Retirement PlanSchroder US Holdings Inc. an…$221MTompkins Retirement Savings PlanTompkins Retirement Savings …$221M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$261M
Net Assets (End of Year)$221M
Net Income-$40M
Employer EIN201033029
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Party City Holdings Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Party City Holdings Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$506M 115.00033301720956% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$300M$400M$500M$600M 202220232024 $235M $506M ▲ +115.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5,709 $235M
2023 1 5,331 $261M
2024 2 9,424 $506M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.221019662 · Participants: 5268Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.9134575 · Participants: 185532JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 29.376133902 · Participants: 69218Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.58476515 · Participants: 42583Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.327167732 · Participants: 56714Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.970916966 · Participants: 27956Merck US Savings Plan
Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $221M in end-of-year assets across 5,268 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $41,955 per participant (30% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$40M.

This plan identity (EIN 201033029, plan #001) has 4 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $235M to $221M (-6.1%) while covered participants moved from 5,709 to 5,268 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,709 $235M Open filing
2023 5,331 $261M Open filing
2024 4,156 $285M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,268 $221M This page

Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Perot Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Hillwood Development in TX ($221M); by covered participants it is Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan in TX (5,267 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,268 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 Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 15.3% during 2024, from $261M to $221M. Reported net income was -$40M.
How have Party City Holdings Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Party City Holdings Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 115.0%, from $235M to $506M.
Where does Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Perot Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Hillwood Development in TX ($221M, 797 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Party City Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan in TX (5,267 participants, $237M in assets).