401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Nichols Farms 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
394
Participants Below avg headcount
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$41,208
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Nichols Farms · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$16M in assets, 394 participants

Nichols Farms's Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $16M in total assets and 394 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #1,246 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)

What the 2022 filing shows

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan holds $16M for 394 participants - about $41,208 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#1,246
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)
-6.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,235,954 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Nichols Farms 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. Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (394 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 941518396 · Nichols Farms PY 2022 · 401(k)

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $16M · 394 · 74th

  • VS-ST $16M
  • BOY 394
  • SCH 74th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Ipas, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #1246

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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanNichols Farms 401(k) Profit …$16MIpas, Inc. 401(k) Plan$16MMontreux Investments, LLC Profit Sharing PlanMontreux Investments, LLC Pr…$16MSociety of Critical Care Medicine Retirement Savings PlanSociety of Critical Care Med…$16MFarmers National Bank Employee Profit Sharing & 401(k) PlanFarmers National Bank Employ…$16M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN941518396
Plan Effective Date1976-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nichols Farms)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nichols Farms plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17M 3.3231493511252865% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$16M$16.2M$16.4M$16.6M$16.8M$17M 20222023 $16.2M $16.8M ▲ +3.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 394 $16M
2023 1 421 $17M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016235954 · Participants: 394Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ipas, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($16M); by covered participants it is Preservation Management, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in ME (394 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (394 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 Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.2% during 2022, from $17M to $16M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Nichols Farms plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Nichols Farms's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.3%, from $16M to $17M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ipas, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($16M, 83 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Preservation Management, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in ME (394 participants, $6M 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 941518396.

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.