401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Meister Cheese Company LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
160
Participants Small participant base
54th
Percentile by assets National rank
$37,071
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Meister Cheese Company LLC · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$6M in assets, 160 participants

Meister Cheese Company LLC's Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan reported $6M in total assets and 160 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 54th 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.

  • #7,952 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan covers 160 participants in Wisconsin, about 28% of the average Wisconsin filer (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $6M.

#7,952
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-4.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $257K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,931,432 Top 46% higher than 54% 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

Meister Dairy 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. Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (160 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 391055447 · Meister Cheese Company LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan · $6M · 160 · 54th

  • SCH $6M
  • SCH 160
  • SCH 54th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Santikos Enterprises, LLC Retirement Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #7952

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 Wisconsin →

Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income-$257K
Employer EIN391055447
Plan Effective Date2004-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Meister Cheese Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Meister Cheese Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 63.28387478774097% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4M$6M$8M$10M$12M 202220232024 $5.93M $9.69M ▲ +63.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 160 $6M
2023 1 159 $8M
2024 1 195 $10M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.005931432 · Participants: 160Meister Dairy 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.548820507 · Participants: 28701Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.339639169 · Participants: 26610Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.978902 · Participants: 11034Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.151693798 · Participants: 8032Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings PlanNm Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.385991887 · Participants: 7423Nm Employee Savings Plan
Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Santikos Enterprises, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($6M); by covered participants it is Apple Care, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (160 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (160 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 Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 4.1% during 2022, from $6M to $6M. Reported net income was -$257K.
How have Meister Cheese Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Meister Cheese Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 63.3%, from $6M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Santikos Enterprises, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($6M, 343 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Apple Care, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (160 participants, N/A 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 391055447.

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.