401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
281
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$99,876
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Dakota Fence Company · North Dakota · Construction

$28M in assets, 281 participants

Dakota Fence Company's Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan reported $28M in total assets and 281 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.

  • #6,919 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $28M for 281 participants (~$99,876/participant), up 20.1% in 2023.

#6,919
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+20.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,065,079 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 Fence Company 401(k) 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 Fence Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (281 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 301 in the plan year 2022 filing to 281 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 450338622 · Dakota Fence Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan · $28M · 281 · 78th

  • NET $28M
  • BOOK 281
  • VS-ST 78th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #6919

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in North Dakota →

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN450338622
Plan Effective Date1979-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dakota Fence Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dakota Fence Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$34M 46.34048563573243% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $23.4M $34.2M ▲ +46.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 301 $23M
2023 1 281 $28M
2024 1 404 $34M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

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

Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.028065079 · Participants: 281Dakota Fence Company 401(k) 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 Fence Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in MO ($28M); by covered participants it is Toyota & Honda of Santa Maria 401(k) Plan & Trust in CA (281 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (281 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 Fence Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.1% during 2023, from $23M to $28M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Dakota Fence Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dakota Fence Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 46.3%, from $23M to $34M.
Where does Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dakota Fence Company 401(k) 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 Fence Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in MO ($28M, 147 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dakota Fence Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Toyota & Honda of Santa Maria 401(k) Plan & Trust in CA (281 participants, $12M 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 450338622.

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.