401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$174M
Total assets
3,013
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$57,610
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$174M in assets, 3,013 participants

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.'s Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $174M in total assets and 3,013 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #17,046 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 3,013 participants in Texas, 4.4x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $174M.

$174M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
3,013
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$57,610
avg assets per participant

Where Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$173,577,500 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$38M in the plan year 2022 filing to $21M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $152M in the plan year 2022 filing to $174M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,937 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,013 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
Texas
Industry
Manufacturing

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 3,013 participants - 4.4x that state average ($174M EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$152M
Net Assets (End of Year)$174M
Net Income$21M
Employer EIN742983264
Plan Effective Date1999-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.)

$500M$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $557M $656M ▲ +17.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 9,218 $557M
2023 3 9,741 $604M
2024 3 10,093 $656M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

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Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.0% during 2023, from $152M to $174M. Reported net income was $21M.
How have Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.8%, from $557M to $656M.
Where does Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Interface, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan in GA ($174M, 1,446 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Texas. Compare plans
  • Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 742983264.

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.