401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
300
Participants Below avg headcount
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$41,823
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Nichols Portland, LLC · Maine · Manufacturing

$13M in assets, 300 participants

Nichols Portland, LLC's Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan reported $13M in total assets and 300 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #11,905 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Nichols Portland, LLC multi-year trail

Nichols Portland, LLC's plans moved +223.6% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan at $13M / 300 participants.

#11,905
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-14.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$12,546,806 Top 31% higher than 69% of 139,123 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 2022

Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (300 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 811497658 · Nichols Portland, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan · $13M · 300 · 69th

  • PCT $13M
  • PCT 300
  • PCT 69th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Pacific Cheese Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #11905

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 Maine →

Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanNichols Portland, LLC 401(k)…$13MPacific Cheese Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanPacific Cheese Co., Inc. 401…$13MFlashpoint 401(k) Retirement Plan and TrustFlashpoint 401(k) Retirement…$13MBadger Utility Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBadger Utility Holdings, LLC…$13MTri Star Engineering Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanTri Star Engineering Inc. 40…$13M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Nichols Portland, LLC multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nichols Portland, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$41M 223.56564690647164% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M 202220232024 $12.6M $40.6M ▲ +223.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 300 $13M
2023 1 312 N/A
2024 1 697 $41M

Nichols Portland, LLC filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN811497658
Plan Effective Date2016-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maine

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

Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.012546806 · Participants: 300Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanTd 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.082814523 · Participants: 26725Td 401(k) Retirement PlanUnum Group 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.823433108 · Participants: 9051Unum Group 401(k) Retirement PlanIdexx Retirement and Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.833975444 · Participants: 6436Idexx Retirement and Incentive Savings PlanHannaford Bros. Co., LLC Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.831539018 · Participants: 28776Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC Retirement Savings PlanThe Cianbro Team Equity Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.624114187 · Participants: 2575The Cianbro Team Equity Plan
Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants
Compare Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pacific Cheese Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($13M); by covered participants it is Parry's Pizza 401(k) Plan in CO (300 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (300 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.7% during 2022, from $15M to $13M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Nichols Portland, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nichols Portland, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 223.6%, from $13M to $41M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pacific Cheese Co., Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($13M, 241 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nichols Portland, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Parry's Pizza 401(k) Plan in CO (300 participants, $606K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 811497658.

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.