401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $152M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 2,937
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 95th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $51,849
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing
$152M in assets, 2,937 participants
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.'s Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $152M in total assets and 2,937 participants in its 2022 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.
- #18,890 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 2,937 participants in Texas, 4.3x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $152M.
- #18,890
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -20.0%
- assets change YoY
- 1.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $38M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$152,279,604 Top 5% higher than 95% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,937 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 742983264 · Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $152M · 2,937 · 95th
- TYPE $152M
- NET 2,937
- BOOK 95th
- VS-ST 401(k)
- BOY near Varnum Profit-Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
- SCH ind #18890
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 Texas →
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $190M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $152M |
| Net Income | -$38M |
| Employer EIN | 742983264 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1999-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $656M 17.824372750345123% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 9,218 | $557M |
| 2023 | 3 | 9,741 | $604M |
| 2024 | 3 | 10,093 | $656M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $37.6B · 144,503
- Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.3B · 23,619
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $13.8B · 38,538
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $12.8B · 85,577
- Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $12.0B · 47,532
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Varnum Profit-Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan in MI ($152M); by covered participants it is Xincon Home Health Care 401(k) Plan in NY (2,937 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($152M here).
- Varnum Profit-Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan (MI) $152M · 250
- Press Ganey Associates LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (IN) $152M · 1,655
- Alerus Financial Corporation Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan (ND) $152M · 808
- Ecmc Group 401(k) Plan (MN) $152M · 710
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,937 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Xincon Home Health Care 401(k) Plan (NY) 2,937 · 0 off
- Naphcare US Inc. 401(k) Plan (AL) 2,937 · 0 off
- University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, Inc Employees 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan (WI) 2,936 · 1 off
- Beacon Mobility Transportation Employee Retirement Plan (NY) 2,940 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.