401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Blst Operating Company LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $195M
- Total assets
- 1,626
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $119,953
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Blst Operating Company LLC · Minnesota · Retail Trade
$195M in assets, 1,626 participants
Blst Operating Company LLC's Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $195M in total assets and 1,626 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #9,287 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
Where Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets
Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $195M for 1,626 participants (~$119,953/participant), down 21.6% in 2022.
- $195M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,626
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $119,953
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $54M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan outranks 96% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 2.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $249M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $195M |
| Net Income | -$54M |
| Employer EIN | 851387944 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2006-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blst Operating Company LLC)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,626 | $195M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,326 | $201M |
| 2024 | 1 | 930 | $204M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
- Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan $18.6B · 176,886
- Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan) $12.2B · 38,825
- Target Corporation 401(k) Plan $11.2B · 400,422
- 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan $11.1B · 37,159
- U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan $8.3B · 67,646
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Ionis Pharmaceuticals 401(k) Plan (CA) $195M · 609
- Wieden & Kennedy, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (OR) $195M · 911
- Mitel 401(k) Plan (AZ) $195M · 1,086
- Virginia Farm Bureau Companies Employees' 401(k) Plan (VA) $195M · 846
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- By total assets, Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- Blst Operating Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 4.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans