401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sandhills Global, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$70M
Total assets Below avg plan size
805
Participants Near avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,565
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sandhills 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Sandhills Global, Inc. · Nebraska · Information & Media

$70M in assets, 805 participants

Sandhills Global, Inc.'s Sandhills 401(k) Plan reported $70M in total assets and 805 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #2,356 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Sandhills 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Sandhills 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $70M for 805 participants (~$86,565/participant), up 24.2% in 2023.

#2,356
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+24.2%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

Sandhills 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$69,684,586 Top 11% higher than 89% of 127,068 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 2023

Sandhills 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sandhills 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (805 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sandhills 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sandhills 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $56M in the plan year 2022 filing to $70M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 421097211 · Sandhills Global, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Sandhills 401(k) Plan · $70M · 805 · 89th

  • IND $70M
  • EOY 805
  • 5500 89th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Klarquist Sparkman, LLP 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #2356

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Nebraska →

Sandhills 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Klarquist Sparkman, LLP 401(k) Retirement PlanKlarquist Sparkman, LLP 401(…$70MZidell Employees Profit Sharing / 401(k) PlanZidell Employees Profit Shar…$70MSandhills 401(k) Plan$70MThe Emerson Group Retirement PlanThe Emerson Group Retirement…$70MSypris Solutions 401(k) Merged Retirement Savings PlanSypris Solutions 401(k) Merg…$70M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sandhills 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$56M
Net Assets (End of Year)$70M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN421097211
Plan Effective Date1996-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sandhills Global, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sandhills Global, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$78M 39.060478508593164% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $56.1M $78M ▲ +39.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 804 $56M
2023 1 805 $70M
2024 1 849 $78M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Nebraska

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

Sandhills 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Sandhills 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.069684586 · Participants: 805Sandhills 401(k) PlanHdr, Inc. Best Plan and ESOP, Total assets ($B): 6.272854301 · Participants: 10652Hdr, Inc. Best Plan and ESOPPeter Kiewit Sons, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.422593059 · Participants: 16947Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanUnion Pacific Corporation Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.265096577 · Participants: 5470Union Pacific Corporation Thrift PlanUnion Pacific Agreement Employee 401(k) Retirement Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.255128453 · Participants: 27770Union Pacific Agreement Employee 401(k) Retirement Thrift PlanFirst National of Nebraska, Inc. First Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.926040387 · Participants: 5038First National of Nebraska, Inc. First Savings Plan
Sandhills 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants
Compare Sandhills 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Nebraska, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Klarquist Sparkman, LLP 401(k) Retirement Plan in OR ($70M); by covered participants it is The Kenwood Dealer Group Employee Retirement Plan in OH (805 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (805 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sandhills 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sandhills 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 24.2% during 2023, from $56M to $70M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have Sandhills Global, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sandhills Global, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 39.1%, from $56M to $78M.
Where does Sandhills 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sandhills 401(k) Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sandhills 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Klarquist Sparkman, LLP 401(k) Retirement Plan in OR ($70M, 146 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sandhills 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Kenwood Dealer Group Employee Retirement Plan in OH (805 participants, $53M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 421097211.

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.