401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$172M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,666
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$103,443
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. · California · Wholesale Trade

$172M in assets, 1,666 participants

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.'s Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan reported $172M in total assets and 1,666 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.

  • #6,024 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in California

Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan covers 1,666 participants in California, 2.6x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $172M.

#6,024
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+22.7%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$172,335,973 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Blackhawk Network 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. Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,666 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $140M in the plan year 2022 filing to $172M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,563 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,666 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 432099257 · Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan · $172M · 1,666 · 94th

  • EIN $172M
  • EIN 1,666
  • EIN 94th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Weather Group LLC 401(k) Savings Plan
  • EIN ind #6024

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$140M
Net Assets (End of Year)$172M
Net Income$32M
Employer EIN432099257
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$213M 51.56034715945896% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $140M $213M ▲ +51.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,563 $140M
2023 1 1,666 $172M
2024 1 1,811 $213M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.172335973 · Participants: 1666Blackhawk Network 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
Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Weather Group LLC 401(k) Savings Plan in GA ($172M); by covered participants it is Trc Staffing Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA (1,666 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,666 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 Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 22.7% during 2023, from $140M to $172M. Reported net income was $32M.
How have Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 51.6%, from $140M to $213M.
Where does Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blackhawk Network 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 Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Weather Group LLC 401(k) Savings Plan in GA ($172M, 786 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blackhawk Network 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Trc Staffing Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA (1,666 participants, $8M 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 432099257.

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.