401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Schwans Shared Services, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$571M
Total assets
5,753
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$99,240
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Schwans Shared Services, LLC · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$571M in assets, 5,753 participants

Schwans Shared Services, LLC's Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan reported $571M in total assets and 5,753 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #18,012 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan covers 5,753 participants in Minnesota, 5.1x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $571M.

$571M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
5,753
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$99,240
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$118M in the plan year 2022 filing to $60M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $489M in the plan year 2022 filing to $571M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 6,537 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,753 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Minnesota filers

In Minnesota, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 2,865 plans. Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan reports 5,753 participants - 5.1x that state average ($571M EOY assets).

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$489M
Net Assets (End of Year)$570M
Net Income$60M
Employer EIN810572771
Plan Effective Date1964-09-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Schwans Shared Services, LLC)

$450M$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $489M $632M ▲ +29.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Schwans Shared Services, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,537 $489M
2023 1 5,753 $571M
2024 1 8,706 $632M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Schwan's Company Ret…Unitedhealth Group 4…Target Corporation 4…Medtronic Savings an…3M Voluntary Investm…U.S. Bank 401(k) Sav…
Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan reports $571M in end-of-year assets across 5,753 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $99,240 per participant (72% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $60M.

This plan identity (EIN 810572771, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $489M to $632M (+29.2%) while covered participants moved from 6,537 to 8,706 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,537 $489M Open filing
2023 5,753 $571M This page
2024 · index core 8,706 $632M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 16.6% during 2023, from $489M to $571M. Reported net income was $60M.
How have Schwans Shared Services, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Schwans Shared Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.2%, from $489M to $632M.
Where does Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Llns 401(k) Savings Plan in CA ($571M, 1,425 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Minnesota. Compare plans
  • Schwans Shared Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 29.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans