401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$488M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,561
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$190,620
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan · Sponsored by H.B. Fuller Company · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$488M in assets, 2,561 participants

H.B. Fuller Company's H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan reported $488M in total assets and 2,561 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #17,912 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan covers 2,561 participants in Minnesota, 2.3x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $488M.

#17,912
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+16.8%
assets growth YoY
4.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$488,177,931 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement 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. H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,561 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$80M in the plan year 2022 filing to $70M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $418M in the plan year 2022 filing to $488M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 2,527 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,561 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 410268370 · H.B. Fuller Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan · $488M · 2,561 · 97th

  • IND $488M
  • IND 2,561
  • IND 97th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Equity League 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #17912

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 Minnesota →

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sulzer Employee Savings Plan$489MEngie 401(k) Plan$488MH.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement PlanH.B. Fuller Company 401(k) &…$488MEquity League 401(k) Plan$488MBlank Rome Profit-Sharing PlanBlank Rome Profit-Sharing Pl…$488M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$418M
Net Assets (End of Year)$488M
Net Income$70M
Employer EIN410268370
Plan Effective Date1981-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (H.B. Fuller Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All H.B. Fuller Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$529M 28.23499703588977% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$500M$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $738M $529M ▼ -28.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,823 $738M
2023 2 2,826 $837M
2024 1 2,526 $529M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.488177931 · Participants: 2561H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.432100178 · Participants: 198972Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.008265857 · Participants: 432617Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.931979 · Participants: 44342Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04661588 · Participants: 360493M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.271161911 · Participants: 75272U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Equity League 401(k) Plan in NY ($488M); by covered participants it is National Gypsum 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan in NC (2,561 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($488M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,561 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 H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.8% during 2023, from $418M to $488M. Reported net income was $70M.
How have H.B. Fuller Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), H.B. Fuller Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 28.2%, from $738M to $529M.
Where does H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th 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 H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Equity League 401(k) Plan in NY ($488M, 23,067 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Gypsum 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan in NC (2,561 participants, $417M 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 410268370.

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.