ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Buffalo Holding Company ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$43M
Total assets Below avg plan size
374
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$115,848
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Buffalo Holding Company · Wisconsin · Retail Trade

$43M in assets, 374 participants

Buffalo Holding Company's Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $43M in total assets and 374 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #7,239 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Where Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $43M for 374 participants (~$115,848/participant), up 22.7% in 2024.

#7,239
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+22.7%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$43,327,121 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership 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. Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (374 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to $43M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 358 in the plan year 2023 filing to 374 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 881040982 · Buffalo Holding Company PY 2024 · ESOP

Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $43M · 374 · 82nd

  • EIN $43M
  • RANK 374
  • PHOTO 82nd
  • IND ESOP
  • EOY near Tech Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • 5500 ind #7239

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Wisconsin →

Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Financial Business Systems, Inc. 2013 Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership PlanFinancial Business Systems, …$43MTravel Store Employee Stock Ownership PlanTravel Store Employee Stock …$43MFlywheel Employee Stock Ownership PlanFlywheel Employee Stock Owne…$43MTech Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanTech Systems, Inc. Employee …$43MSouthwest Solutions Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanSouthwest Solutions Group, I…$43M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN881040982
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Buffalo Holding Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Buffalo Holding Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$43M 13.272408440440126% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $38.3M $43.3M ▲ +13.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 741 $38M
2023 1 358 $35M
2024 1 374 $43M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Wisconsin

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.043327121 · Participants: 374Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership PlanSchreiber Foods, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.761100176 · Participants: 6519Schreiber Foods, Inc Employee Stock Ownership PlanWoodman's Employees' Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.795573537 · Participants: 2967Woodman's Employees' Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership PlanKi Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.604138718 · Participants: 1689Ki Employee Stock Ownership PlanWausau Supply Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.332844757 · Participants: 834Wausau Supply Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanTrachte Building Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.31505419 · Participants: 266Trachte Building Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest ESOP by assets is Tech Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($43M); by covered participants it is Greenbee Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (374 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 22.7% during 2024, from $35M to $43M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Buffalo Holding Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Buffalo Holding Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $38M to $43M.
Where does Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tech Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($43M, 376 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Greenbee Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (374 participants, $107M in assets).