401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Hilmar Cheese Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$208M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,518
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$137,030
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Hilmar Cheese Company · California · Manufacturing

$208M in assets, 1,518 participants

Hilmar Cheese Company's Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported $208M in total assets and 1,518 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #17,228 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan covers 1,518 participants in California, 2.4x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $208M.

#17,228
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+17.8%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$208,011,393 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,518 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $31M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $177M in the plan year 2022 filing to $208M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,481 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,518 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 770026482 · Hilmar Cheese Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan · $208M · 1,518 · 95th

  • PHOTO $208M
  • IND 1,518
  • EOY 95th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Kajima U.S.a. Inc. 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
  • PCT ind #17228

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 California →

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kajima U.S.a. Inc. 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanKajima U.S.a. Inc. 401(k) an…$208MHilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanHilmar Cheese Company Profit…$208MSew-Eurodrive, Inc. Profit Sharing/ 401(k) Retirement PlanSew-Eurodrive, Inc. Profit S…$208MWarren Equipment Company 401(k) Retirement and Savings PlanWarren Equipment Company 401…$208MFiltration Group 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanFiltration Group 401(k) Reti…$208M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$177M
Net Assets (End of Year)$208M
Net Income$31M
Employer EIN770026482
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hilmar Cheese Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hilmar Cheese Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$237M 34.080671062575824% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M$240M$260M 202220232024 $177M $237M ▲ +34.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,481 $177M
2023 1 1,518 $208M
2024 1 1,582 $237M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.208011393 · Participants: 1518Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kajima U.S.a. Inc. 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($208M); by covered participants it is Henniges Automotive Retirement Savings Plan in MI (1,518 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,518 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 Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 17.8% during 2023, from $177M to $208M. Reported net income was $31M.
How have Hilmar Cheese Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hilmar Cheese Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.1%, from $177M to $237M.
Where does Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kajima U.S.a. Inc. 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($208M, 958 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Henniges Automotive Retirement Savings Plan in MI (1,518 participants, $142M 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 770026482.

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.