401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Poet Biorefining LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$172M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,022
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$84,979
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Poet Biorefining LLC · South Dakota · Manufacturing

$172M in assets, 2,022 participants

Poet Biorefining LLC's Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan reported $172M in total assets and 2,022 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.

  • #19,019 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in South Dakota

Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan covers 2,022 participants in South Dakota, 6.0x the typical South Dakota plan (state average ~340 per filing). Assets: $172M.

#19,019
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
+20.0%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $19M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$171,826,935 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Poet Biorefining 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. Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,022 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 474454378 · Poet Biorefining LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan · $172M · 2,022 · 95th

  • 5500 $172M
  • 5500 2,022
  • 5500 95th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near The Esab Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #19019

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 →

Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan$172MThe Esab Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Esab Group, Inc. 401(k) …$172MSmith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP 401(k) Retirement PlanSmith, Gambrell & Russell, L…$172MGiant Eagle, Inc. and Affiliates 401(k) Plan for Union Represented EmployeesGiant Eagle, Inc. and Affili…$172MNew Relic 401(k) Plan$172M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

South Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$143M
Net Assets (End of Year)$172M
Net Income-$19M
Employer EIN474454378
Plan Effective Date2010-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Poet Biorefining LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Poet Biorefining LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$266M 54.62596827441518% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $172M $266M ▲ +54.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,022 $172M
2023 1 2,254 $219M
2024 1 2,380 $266M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

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

Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 171.826935 · Participants: 2022Poet Biorefining 401(k) 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) PlanAmesbury Group, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 115.781352 · Participants: 1284Amesbury Group, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Esab Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in MD ($172M); by covered participants it is Eagle Materials, Inc. Retirement Plan in TX (2,022 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,022 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 Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.0% during 2022, from $143M to $172M. Reported net income was -$19M.
How have Poet Biorefining LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Poet Biorefining LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 54.6%, from $172M to $266M.
Where does Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Esab Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in MD ($172M, 1,125 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Poet Biorefining 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Eagle Materials, Inc. Retirement Plan in TX (2,022 participants, $207M 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 474454378.

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.