401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

M. E. Fields, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$84M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,641
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$51,189
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan · Sponsored by M. E. Fields, Inc. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$84M in assets, 1,641 participants

M. E. Fields, Inc.'s Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan reported $84M in total assets and 1,641 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #7,955 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan covers 1,641 participants in Illinois, 2.1x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $84M.

#7,955
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+19.2%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$84,001,444 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings 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. Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,641 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $70M in the plan year 2022 filing to $84M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,548 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,641 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362713672 · M. E. Fields, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan · $84M · 1,641 · 90th

  • EOY $84M
  • 5500 1,641
  • ASSETS 90th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Prestage Farms Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • RANK ind #7955

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$70M
Net Assets (End of Year)$84M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN362713672
Plan Effective Date1987-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (M. E. Fields, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All M. E. Fields, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$95M 34.92924275919309% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $70.5M $95.1M ▲ +34.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,548 $70M
2023 1 1,641 $84M
2024 1 1,833 $95M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.084001444 · Participants: 1641Fields Profit Sharing and Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Prestage Farms Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NC ($84M); by covered participants it is Tax-Favored Savings Program in KS (1,641 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,641 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 Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan grew sharply - up 19.2% during 2023, from $70M to $84M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have M. E. Fields, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), M. E. Fields, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.9%, from $70M to $95M.
Where does Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan ranks in the 90th 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 Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Prestage Farms Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NC ($84M, 2,076 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tax-Favored Savings Program in KS (1,641 participants, $298M 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 362713672.

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.