401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

See's Candies, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$79M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,481
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$53,486
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: See's Retirement Plan · Sponsored by See's Candies, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$79M in assets, 1,481 participants

See's Candies, Inc.'s See's Retirement Plan reported $79M in total assets and 1,481 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,834 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

See's Retirement Plan covers 1,481 participants in California, 2.4x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $79M.

#15,834
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+18.0%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

See's Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

See's Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$79,212,235 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

See's Retirement 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. See's Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,481 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • See's Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • See's Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $67M in the plan year 2022 filing to $79M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • See's Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,417 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,481 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 940852350 · See's Candies, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

See's Retirement Plan · $79M · 1,481 · 90th

  • NET $79M
  • BOOK 1,481
  • VS-ST 90th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Mckissock 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #15834

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 California →

See's Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among See's Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$67M
Net Assets (End of Year)$79M
Net Income$12M
Employer EIN940852350
Plan Effective Date1958-08-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (See's Candies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All See's Candies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$86M 28.00755316309181% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $67.2M $86M ▲ +28.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,417 $67M
2023 1 1,481 $79M
2024 1 1,529 $86M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

See's Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants See's Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.079212235 · Participants: 1481See's Retirement PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
See's Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare See's Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

See's Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mckissock 401(k) Plan in PA ($79M); by covered participants it is Oshkosh Corporation Tax Deferred Plan for Production Employees in WI (1,481 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($79M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,481 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 See's Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
See's Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 18.0% during 2023, from $67M to $79M. Reported net income was $12M.
How have See's Candies, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), See's Candies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 28.0%, from $67M to $86M.
Where does See's Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
See's Retirement Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to See's Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mckissock 401(k) Plan in PA ($79M, 807 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to See's Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Oshkosh Corporation Tax Deferred Plan for Production Employees in WI (1,481 participants, $135M 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 940852350.

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.