401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
329
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$116,109
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. · South Dakota · Manufacturing

$38M in assets, 329 participants

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.'s Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $38M in total assets and 329 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #14,064 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits by assets

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $38M for 329 participants (~$116,109/participant), up 14.9% in 2023.

#14,064
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+14.9%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$38,199,818 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (329 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $33M in the plan year 2022 filing to $38M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 313 in the plan year 2022 filing to 329 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 460220490 · Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $38M · 329 · 82nd

  • TYPE $38M
  • TYPE 329
  • TYPE 82nd
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Molzen-Corbin & Associates, Inc. 401(k) & Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • TYPE ind #14064

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 South Dakota →

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN460220490
Plan Effective Date1961-09-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$67M 29.666666770638884% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M$70M 202220232024 $51.3M $66.5M ▲ +29.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 625 $51M
2023 2 658 $60M
2024 2 752 $67M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

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

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 38.199818 · Participants: 329Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBlack Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 726.965765 · Participants: 2972Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGood Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 254.213431 · Participants: 12894Good Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanDaktronics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 235.476974 · Participants: 2254Daktronics, Inc. 401(k) PlanPoet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 219.059384 · Participants: 2254Poet 401(k) PlanPremier 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 215.996195 · Participants: 1913Premier 401(k) Plan
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Molzen-Corbin & Associates, Inc. 401(k) & Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NM ($38M); by covered participants it is Lasher Auto Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (329 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (329 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 Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.9% during 2023, from $33M to $38M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.7%, from $51M to $67M.
Where does Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Molzen-Corbin & Associates, Inc. 401(k) & Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NM ($38M, 84 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lasher Auto Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (329 participants, N/A 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 460220490.

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.