401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Blackbeard Operating, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
280
Participants Below avg headcount
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,535
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Texas · Manufacturing

$24M in assets, 280 participants

Blackbeard Operating, LLC's The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan reported $24M in total assets and 280 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #12,499 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan covers 280 participants in Texas, about 41% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $24M.

#12,499
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+23.5%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,229,858 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

The Blackbeard Companies 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. The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (280 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 320442543 · Blackbeard Operating, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan · $24M · 280 · 76th

  • BOY $24M
  • SCH 280
  • EBSA 76th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Sumiriko Tennessee, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
  • NET ind #12499

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 Texas →

The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN320442543
Plan Effective Date2006-01-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blackbeard Operating, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blackbeard Operating, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$29M 21.27430131864578% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$22M$24M$26M$28M$30M 20232024 $24.2M $29.4M ▲ +21.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 280 $24M
2024 1 276 $29M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.024229858 · Participants: 280The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.012012 · Participants: 119854AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.917 · Participants: 23477Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.496476432 · Participants: 41679Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.680189879 · Participants: 88792American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.529835 · Participants: 45686Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sumiriko Tennessee, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in TN ($24M); by covered participants it is Hfri, LLC 401(k) Plan in IL (280 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (280 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 The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 23.5% during 2023, from $20M to $24M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Blackbeard Operating, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Blackbeard Operating, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.3%, from $24M to $29M.
Where does The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan ranks in the 76th 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 The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sumiriko Tennessee, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in TN ($24M, 1,363 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Blackbeard Companies 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hfri, LLC 401(k) Plan in IL (280 participants, N/A 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 320442543.

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.