401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$189M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,398
Participants Above avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$79,013
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ferrara Candy Company · Illinois · Manufacturing

$189M in assets, 2,398 participants

Ferrara Candy Company's Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan reported $189M in total assets and 2,398 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #17,130 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan covers 2,398 participants in Illinois, 3.1x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $189M.

#17,130
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+12.1%
assets growth YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$189,472,296 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Ferrara Candy Company 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. Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,398 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$41M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 3,343 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,398 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $169M in the plan year 2022 filing to $189M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 363331581 · Ferrara Candy Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan · $189M · 2,398 · 95th

  • TYPE $189M
  • NET 2,398
  • BOOK 95th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Renaissance Learning, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #17130

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 Illinois →

Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$169M
Net Assets (End of Year)$189M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN363331581
Plan Effective Date2002-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ferrara Candy Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ferrara Candy Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$217M 21.966470823210106% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M$240M 202220232024 $178M $217M ▲ +22.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,855 $178M
2023 2 2,405 $189M
2024 1 2,406 $217M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.189472296 · Participants: 2398Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) 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
Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Renaissance Learning, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in WI ($189M); by covered participants it is Ati Retirement Plan in TX (2,398 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($189M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,398 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 Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.1% during 2023, from $169M to $189M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have Ferrara Candy Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ferrara Candy Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.0%, from $178M to $217M.
Where does Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Renaissance Learning, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in WI ($189M, 1,826 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ferrara Candy Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ati Retirement Plan in TX (2,398 participants, $348M 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 363331581.

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.