ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
24
Participants Small participant base
47th
Percentile by assets National rank
$234,803
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$6M in assets, 24 participants

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company's Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported $6M in total assets and 24 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 47th 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.

  • #5,631 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust holds $6M for 24 participants - about $234,803 per participant, in the lower half of filed plans by assets.

#5,631
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-1.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $161K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,635,260 47th percentile higher than 47% 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

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust is a small filing (24 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported net income fell from $117K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$161K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 28 in the plan year 2022 filing to 24 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust end-of-year assets fell from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 410806664 · Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company PY 2023 · ESOP

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust · $6M · 24 · 47th

  • 5500 $6M
  • 5500 24
  • 5500 47th
  • 5500 ESOP
  • 5500 near U. S. Engineering Company Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust
  • 5500 ind #5631

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Minnesota →

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income-$161K
Employer EIN410806664
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6M 1.0263547820040877% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5.6M$5.65M$5.7M$5.75M$5.8M 202220232024 $5.71M $5.77M ▲ +1.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 28 $6M
2023 1 24 $6M
2024 1 26 $6M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Minnesota

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 5.63526 · Participants: 24Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustAndersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 899.073238 · Participants: 11644Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanKingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 497.538965 · Participants: 789Kingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanLandscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 432.374379 · Participants: 446Landscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustHormel Foods Corporation Joint Earnings Profit Sharing Trust, Total assets ($M): 431.874919 · Participants: 4575Hormel Foods Corporation Joint Earnings Profit Sharing TrustForce America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 426.610266 · Participants: 412Force America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest ESOP by assets is U. S. Engineering Company Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust in MO ($6M); by covered participants it is Valador, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan in WV (24 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust edged down modestly - down 1.3% during 2023, from $6M to $6M. Reported net income was -$161K.
How have Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.0%, from $6M to $6M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is U. S. Engineering Company Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust in MO ($6M, 372 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hi-Lo Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Valador, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan in WV (24 participants, N/A in assets).