401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Grande Cheese Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$195M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,139
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$171,350
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan · Sponsored by Grande Cheese Company · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$195M in assets, 1,139 participants

Grande Cheese Company's Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan reported $195M in total assets and 1,139 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.

  • #17,163 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan covers 1,139 participants in Wisconsin, 2.0x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $195M.

#17,163
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+15.2%
assets growth YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan's outsized position by total assets

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$195,167,619 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

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation 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. Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan lands in the large band (1,139 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan reported net income rose from -$34M in the plan year 2022 filing to $26M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan end-of-year assets rose from $169M in the plan year 2022 filing to $195M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan reported participants rose from 1,088 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,139 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 390867071 · Grande Cheese Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan · $195M · 1,139 · 95th

  • EBSA $195M
  • PART 1,139
  • TYPE 95th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Susman Godfrey 401(k)/Retirement Savings Plan
  • VS-ST ind #17163

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 Wisconsin →

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPublishers Clearing House 40…$195MGlobal Partners LP 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing PlanGlobal Partners LP 401(k) Sa…$195MGrande Associates Asset Accumulation PlanGrande Associates Asset Accu…$195MSusman Godfrey 401(k)/Retirement Savings PlanSusman Godfrey 401(k)/Retire…$195MCapri Holdings Limited (USA) 401(k) PlanCapri Holdings Limited (USA)…$195M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$169M
Net Assets (End of Year)$195M
Net Income$26M
Employer EIN390867071
Plan Effective Date1971-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Grande Cheese Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Grande Cheese Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$211M 24.793980425539715% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $169M $211M ▲ +24.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,088 $169M
2023 1 1,139 $195M
2024 1 1,203 $211M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.195167619 · Participants: 1139Grande Associates Asset Accumulation PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.125723544 · Participants: 76956Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.160116767 · Participants: 28904Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81171463 · Participants: 25280Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.550761 · Participants: 11236Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.62235882 · Participants: 8877Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Susman Godfrey 401(k)/Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($195M); by covered participants it is Hermes of Paris, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan in NY (1,139 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,139 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 Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan grew sharply - up 15.2% during 2023, from $169M to $195M. Reported net income was $26M.
How have Grande Cheese Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Grande Cheese Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.8%, from $169M to $211M.
Where does Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Grande Associates Asset Accumulation 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 Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Susman Godfrey 401(k)/Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($195M, 322 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hermes of Paris, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan in NY (1,139 participants, $145M 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 390867071.

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.