401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kesslers, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
163
Participants Small participant base
37th
Percentile by assets National rank
$22,831
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Kesslers, Inc. · South Dakota · Retail Trade

$4M in assets, 163 participants

Kesslers, Inc.'s Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $4M in total assets and 163 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 37th 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.

  • #3,898 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in South Dakota

Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 163 participants in South Dakota, about 48% of the average South Dakota filer (state average ~340 per filing). Assets: $4M.

#3,898
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-29.7%
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.

Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$3,721,459 37th percentile higher than 37% of 123,620 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 2024

Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (163 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $926K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 241 in the plan year 2023 filing to 163 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 460260290 · Kesslers, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · $4M · 163 · 37th

  • PHOTO $4M
  • IND 163
  • EOY 37th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Dixie Furniture Company Profit Sharing Plan
  • PCT ind #3898

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in South Dakota →

Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

South Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN460260290
Plan Effective Date1968-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kesslers, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kesslers, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7M 72.76720996500403% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3M$4M$5M$6M$7M$8M 202220232024 $4.15M $7.18M ▲ +73.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 259 $4M
2023 1 241 $5M
2024 2 402 $7M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

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

Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 3.721459 · Participants: 163Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanBlack Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 811.221285 · Participants: 2881Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGood Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 278.292791 · Participants: 12199Good Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanPoet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 265.689062 · Participants: 2380Poet 401(k) PlanDaktronics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 262.560689 · Participants: 2369Daktronics, Inc. 401(k) PlanPremier 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 240.594371 · Participants: 1821Premier 401(k) Plan
Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Dixie Furniture Company Profit Sharing Plan in AR ($4M); by covered participants it is Rfi Enterprises Savings and Retirement Plan in CA (163 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (163 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 29.7% during 2024, from $5M to $4M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Kesslers, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kesslers, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 72.8%, from $4M to $7M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dixie Furniture Company Profit Sharing Plan in AR ($4M, 21 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kessler's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rfi Enterprises Savings and Retirement Plan in CA (163 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 460260290.

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.