401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
313
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$106,226
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. · South Dakota · Manufacturing

$33M in assets, 313 participants

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.'s Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $33M in total assets and 313 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #15,878 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits by assets

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $33M for 313 participants (~$106,226/participant), down 17.3% in 2022.

#15,878
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.3%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,248,863 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (313 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 460220490 · Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $33M · 313 · 84th

  • PHOTO $33M
  • IND 313
  • EOY 84th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near The Don Lee and Affiliates 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #15878

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 South Dakota →

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$40M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN460220490
Plan Effective Date1961-09-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$67M 29.666666770638884% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M$70M 202220232024 $51.3M $66.5M ▲ +29.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 625 $51M
2023 2 658 $60M
2024 2 752 $67M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

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

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 33.248863 · Participants: 313Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBlack Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 615.260397 · Participants: 2873Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGood Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 212.264423 · Participants: 13988Good Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanDaktronics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 189.289255 · Participants: 2033Daktronics, Inc. 401(k) PlanPremier 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 183.910332 · Participants: 1883Premier 401(k) PlanPoet Biorefining 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 171.826935 · Participants: 2022Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Don Lee and Affiliates 401(k) Retirement Plan in MI ($33M); by covered participants it is Sbera 401(k) Plan as Adopted by Bristol County Savings Bank in MA (313 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (313 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 Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan declined sharply - down 17.3% during 2022, from $40M to $33M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.7%, from $51M to $67M.
Where does Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 84th 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 Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Don Lee and Affiliates 401(k) Retirement Plan in MI ($33M, 292 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sbera 401(k) Plan as Adopted by Bristol County Savings Bank in MA (313 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 460220490.

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.