401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
301
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$77,651
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Dakota Fence Company · North Dakota · Construction

$23M in assets, 301 participants

Dakota Fence Company's Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 301 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #7,809 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $23M for 301 participants (~$77,651/participant), down 30.2% in 2022.

#7,809
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-30.2%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$23,373,033 Top 21% higher than 79% of 139,123 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 2022

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (301 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 450338622 · Dakota Fence Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan · $23M · 301 · 79th

  • NET $23M
  • NET 301
  • NET 79th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Transwood Employees' Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #7809

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in North Dakota →

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN450338622
Plan Effective Date1979-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dakota Fence Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dakota Fence Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$34M 46.34048563573243% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $23.4M $34.2M ▲ +46.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 301 $23M
2023 1 281 $28M
2024 1 404 $34M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

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

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.023373033 · Participants: 301Dakota Fence Company 401(k) PlanSanford Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.448470251 · Participants: 30145Sanford Retirement Savings PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.321268405 · Participants: 8525Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanDakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.446081759 · Participants: 3784Dakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement PlanEide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.410790544 · Participants: 2612Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanOffutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.402778064 · Participants: 5088Offutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan
Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Transwood Employees' Retirement Plan in NE ($23M); by covered participants it is Norway Savings Bank 401(k) Plan in ME (301 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (301 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan contracted severely - down 30.2% during 2022, from $33M to $23M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Dakota Fence Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dakota Fence Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 46.3%, from $23M to $34M.
Where does Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Transwood Employees' Retirement Plan in NE ($23M, 701 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Norway Savings Bank 401(k) Plan in ME (301 participants, $43M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 450338622.

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.