401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$492M
Total assets Above avg plan size
7,735
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$63,605
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC · Oklahoma · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$492M in assets, 7,735 participants

Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC's Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan reported $492M in total assets and 7,735 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #2,892 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Coverage in Oklahoma

Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan covers 7,735 participants in Oklahoma, 10x the typical Oklahoma plan (state average ~760 per filing). Assets: $492M.

#2,892
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+22.6%
assets growth YoY
4.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$491,988,349 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (7,735 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $401M in the plan year 2023 filing to $492M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $80M in the plan year 2023 filing to $91M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 6,932 in the plan year 2023 filing to 7,735 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 113784371 · Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan · $492M · 7,735 · 97th

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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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Oklahoma →

Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Oklahoma filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$401M
Net Assets (End of Year)$492M
Net Income$91M
Employer EIN113784371
Plan Effective Date1993-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$492M 53.318555733797446% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$400M$500M$600M 202220232024 $321M $492M ▲ +53.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,151 $321M
2023 1 6,932 $401M
2024 1 7,735 $492M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Oklahoma

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

Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Oklahoma, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 0123456 Total assets ($B) Participants Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.491988349 · Participants: 7735Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) PlanQuiktrip Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.827423826 · Participants: 13369Quiktrip Corporation Retirement PlanThe Williams Investment Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.978642425 · Participants: 5204The Williams Investment Plus PlanOneok, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.415489 · Participants: 4756Oneok, Inc. 401(k) PlanBok Financial 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.190240873 · Participants: 4907Bok Financial 401(k) PlanDevon Energy Corporation Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.073833495 · Participants: 1958Devon Energy Corporation Incentive Savings Plan
Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Oklahoma, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan

Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan reports $492M in end-of-year assets across 7,735 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $63,605 per participant (46% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $91M.

This plan identity (EIN 113784371, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $321M to $492M (+53.3%) while covered participants moved from 6,151 to 7,735 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,151 $321M Open filing
2023 6,932 $401M Open filing
2024 · index core 7,735 $492M This page

Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Oklahoma, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Saint Luke's Retirement Balance and Matching Plan in MO ($492M); by covered participants it is Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan in KS (7,736 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,735 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 Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 22.6% during 2024, from $401M to $492M. Reported net income was $91M.
How have Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 53.3%, from $321M to $492M.
Where does Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Saint Luke's Retirement Balance and Matching Plan in MO ($492M, 12,441 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan in KS (7,736 participants, $1.2B in assets).