401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Dakota Specialty Enterprises 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
151
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$181,434
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Dakota Specialty Enterprises · North Dakota · Manufacturing

$27M in assets, 151 participants

Dakota Specialty Enterprises's Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan reported $27M in total assets and 151 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #12,974 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in North Dakota

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan covers 151 participants in North Dakota, about 30% of the average North Dakota filer (state average ~504 per filing). Assets: $27M.

#12,974
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+6.0%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$27,396,605 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (151 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2022 filing to $27M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 153 in the plan year 2022 filing to 151 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 810953937 · Dakota Specialty Enterprises PY 2023 · 401(k)

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan · $27M · 151 · 78th

  • EBSA $27M
  • EBSA 151
  • EBSA 78th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Technical Services Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #12974

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 North Dakota →

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

North Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN810953937
Plan Effective Date1998-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dakota Specialty Enterprises)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dakota Specialty Enterprises plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 7.115286307521565% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$26M$27M$28M 202220232024 $25.8M $27.7M ▲ +7.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 153 $26M
2023 1 151 $27M
2024 1 162 $28M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

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

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027396605 · Participants: 151Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement PlanSanford Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.110361496 · Participants: 30495Sanford Retirement Savings PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.829880488 · Participants: 8551Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanKnife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.7412361 · Participants: 5269Knife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanDakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.521170291 · Participants: 3853Dakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement PlanEide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.512524705 · Participants: 2920Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Technical Services Retirement Plan in MI ($27M); by covered participants it is Air Conditioning Innovative Solutions 401(k) Plan in TX (151 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($27M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (151 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 Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.0% during 2023, from $26M to $27M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Dakota Specialty Enterprises plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dakota Specialty Enterprises's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.1%, from $26M to $28M.
Where does Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Technical Services Retirement Plan in MI ($27M, 5,665 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Air Conditioning Innovative Solutions 401(k) Plan in TX (151 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 810953937.

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.