How big is Books-a-Million, Inc.'s plan?

Books-a-Million, Inc.'s plan reported $40.2M in assets and 3,968 participants for 2024.

Original filing (PDF)20250904163200NAL0016305633001

Books-a-Million, Inc.

Name: Books-a-Million, Inc. — Books-a-Million, Inc. 401(k), Form 5500 (2024)
Creator: Books-a-Million, Inc.
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Form 5500

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Books-a-Million, Inc. 401(k) Plan

401(k) retirement plan · Books-a-Million, Inc.'s Books-a-Million, Inc. 401(k) Plan held $40.2M in plan assets for 3,968 participants in 2024, with Merrill (Bank of America) as recordkeeper.

Signals · 2

Late participant contributionsCorrective distributions issued

Active participants

3,968

Accounts w/ balance

1,235

Plan assets (EOY)

$40.2M

Net assets (EOY)

$40.2M

People on this filing

Damian TOBY Doggett signed Books-a-Million, Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 as plan administrator.

Damian TOBY Doggett — Plan Administrator — Form 5500 signer

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Plan identifiers

Books-a-Million, Inc.'s EIN is 63-0798460.

EIN 63-0798460

Plan number 001

Plan year 2024

ACK ID 20250904163200NAL0016305633001

Official Form 5500 document

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Plan features

Books-a-Million, Inc.'s plan includes profit-sharing, ERISA 404(c) participant direction, a 401(k) feature, a default investment (QDIA).

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How this plan invests

This plan

1 pooled trust

Schedule D

40 securities

funds · stocks · CUSIPs

Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.

Plan health score

Average plan with room to improve

Directional indicator from public Form 5500 data — compliance & integrity, total plan cost, participant health and vendor stack, benchmarked against same-size peers. Not a fiduciary tool.

Compliance & integrity

Total plan cost

Plan health

Vendor & structure

100

Knocking points off

Delinquent participant contributions reported (Schedule H 4a) — 592K (16% of contributions).
Corrective distributions issued (likely failed ADP/ACP testing).
Low account-holder ratio — balance-holders per active participant in the bottom quartile of peers (2nd percentile).
Bottom-decile employer contributions per participant (5th percentile).

Plan sponsor

Name

BOOKS-A-MILLION, INC.

EIN

all filings

Address

402 INDUSTRIAL LANE · BIRMINGHAM, AL · 35211

Phone

(205) 942-3737

Industry

Retail Trade

Plan administrator

Same as plan sponsor.

Plan characteristics

Plan number

001

Plan year

2024

Plan year begin

2024-01-01

Tax period

2024-12-31

Filed

2025-09-04

Pension benefit codes

2E · Profit-sharing

2F · ERISA section 404(c)

2G · Total participant-directed accounts

2J · 401(k) feature

2K · 401(m) arrangement

2T · Default investment account (QDIA)

3D · Pre-approved plan (master / prototype / VS)

3H · Sponsor in controlled / affiliated group

Service providers (Schedule C)

1 rows

Recordkeeper

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND S	13-5674085	—	RECORDKEEPER	$160K	—

Investments

40 direct securities · 1 pooled fund· $42.0M(100% of reported assets)

Rows tagged as a trust or pooled fund hold many underlying securities. Click one to drill into its own Schedule of Assets — where the individual funds, shares, and CUSIPs live.

Mutual Funds

$28.8M

22 holdings

Common Collective Trusts

$5.1M

6 holdings

Other securities

$4.6M

10 holdings

Common Collective Trust

$1.7M

1 holding

Stable Value

$1.7M

2 holdings

					% of plan
VANGUARD US GROWTH FD ADM MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$5.9M	$6.5M	16.2%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2050 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$5.4M	$6.5M	16.0%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2040 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$4.5M	$5.2M	13.0%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2030 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$3.8M	$4.0M	10.0%
FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Collective Trusts	—	$2.6M	$3.9M	9.6%
VANGUARD EQUITY INCOME CL ADM MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$2.2M	$2.3M	5.8%
PUTNAM STABLE VALUE FUND CLASS 20 PUTNAM FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY · EIN 04-3159710 / PN 202	Common Collective Trust	—	—	$1.7M	4.3%
PUTNAM STABLE VALUE FUND 20 COMMON / COLLECTIVE TRUSTS	Stable Value	—	$1.7M	$1.7M	4.2%
AMERICAN BALANCED FUND CL R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$1.2M	$1.4M	3.4%
LOAN FUND LOANS	Other securities	—	$1.0M	$1.0M	2.5%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2060 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$685K	$768K	1.9%
FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Collective Trusts	—	$505K	$640K	1.6%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2020 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$614K	$596K	1.5%
FRANKLIN SMALL CAP VALUE FD R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$441K	$481K	1.2%
ISHARES MSCI EAFE INTL IDX GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Collective Trusts	—	$457K	$462K	1.1%
BLACKROCK MID-CAP GRTH EQ FD K MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$442K	$446K	1.1%
AMERICAN US GOVERNMENT MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$499K	$429K	1.1%
COLUMBIA SMALL CAP GRTH INSLT3 MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$379K	$392K	1.0%
AMERICAN US GOVERNMENT GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$407K	$388K	1.0%
FIDELITY ADVISOR TOTAL BD Z GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$343K	$339K	0.8%
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL VALUE MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$311K	$299K	0.7%
FIDELITY MID CAP INDEX MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$230K	$279K	0.7%
FIDELITY MID CAP INDEX GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$242K	$277K	0.7%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2055 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$220K	$246K	0.6%
PROGRAM RETIREMENT BANK ACCOUNT CERT OF DEPOSIT / BANK DEPOSIT	Other securities	—	$211K	$211K	0.5%
AMERICAN NEW WORLD FUND GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$191K	$189K	0.5%
FIDELITY ADVISOR TOTAL BD FD Z MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$159K	$157K	0.4%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2035 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$144K	$156K	0.4%
VANGUARD INTL GRWT FD ADM CLAS MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$204K	$150K	0.4%
PIMCO DIVERSIFIED INC INSTL GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$138K	$136K	0.3%
AMERICAN NEW WORLD FUND MUTUAL FUNDS	Other securities	—	$138K	$126K	0.3%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2065 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS 632 PIMCO DIVERSIFIED INC FD INSTL MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$119K	$112K	0.3%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2045 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$96K	$104K	0.3%
FIDELITY SMALL CAP INDEX FD GM MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$82K	$90K	0.2%
MFS MID CAP VALUE FUND R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$69K	$73K	0.2%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE IDX RTMNT R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Collective Trusts	—	$66K	$65K	0.2%
FIDELITY SMALL CAP INDEX FUND MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Collective Trusts	—	$47K	$52K	0.1%
ISHARES MSCI EAFE INTRNL IDX K MUTUAL FUNDS	Common Collective Trusts	—	$50K	$51K	0.1%
NUVEEN LIFECYCLE INDEX 2025 R6 MUTUAL FUNDS	Mutual Funds	—	$20K	$21K	<0.1%
PUTNAM STABLE VALUE FUND 20 GM COMMON / COLLECTIVE TRUSTS	Stable Value	—	$21K	$21K	<0.1%
ACCRUED INCOME ACCRUED INCOME 215 MERRILL LYNCH BANK DEPOSIT CERT OF DEPOSIT / BANK DEPOSIT	Other securities	—	$9K	$9K	<0.1%