Vera Bradley Designs 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingVera Bradley Designs, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 35-1556781Updated Oct 2026

What Vera Bradley Designs' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.7M in employer contributions, about $1,656 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$73,408
Average account balance
1,296
Participants (end of year)
$76.6M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.32%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperNyhartSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorForvis, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,619 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Vera Bradley Designs: employer contribution per participant$1,656
Peer median$2,413
Vera Bradley Designs: average balance$73,408
Peer median$86,456
Vera Bradley Designs: admin expenses ÷ assets0.32%
Peer median0.12%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $77.1M at the end of plan year 2021 to $76.6M at the end of plan year 2024.

$77.1M2021$59.5M2022$69.9M2023$76.6M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Vera Bradley Designs plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20241,296$76.6M$1.7M$1,6560.32%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,395$69.9M$1.8M$1,6760.32%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,356$59.5M$1.9M$1,8360.30%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,317$77.1M$1.9M$1,8560.30%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Vera Bradley Designs match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Vera Bradley Designs, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.7M in employer contributions, about $1,656 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Vera Bradley Designs 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Vera Bradley Designs, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Vera Bradley Designs 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Nyhart. The plan administrator is Vera Bradley Designs, Inc..

I left Vera Bradley Designs. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Vera Bradley Designs, Inc., (260) 482-4673) or the recordkeeper, Nyhart. The Vera Bradley Designs old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Vera Bradley Designs 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Vera Bradley Designs filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Vera Bradley Designs. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology