401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nichols Farms 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
421
Participants Below avg headcount
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$39,847
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Nichols Farms · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$17M in assets, 421 participants

Nichols Farms's Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $17M in total assets and 421 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #985 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan holds $17M for 421 participants - about $39,847 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#985
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
+3.3%
assets growth YoY

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,775,499 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (421 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $540K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 394 in the plan year 2022 filing to 421 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $16M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 941518396 · Nichols Farms PY 2023 · 401(k)

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $17M · 421 · 69th

  • BOY $17M
  • BOY 421
  • BOY 69th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Drax Biomass Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #985

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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanNichols Farms 401(k) Profit …$17MDrax Biomass Inc. 401(k) Plan$17MShaw Electric, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanShaw Electric, Inc. Retireme…$17MRising Phoenix Holdings Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanRising Phoenix Holdings Corp…$17MAndgar Retirement Fund$17M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income$540K
Employer EIN941518396
Plan Effective Date1976-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nichols Farms)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nichols Farms plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17M 3.3231493511252865% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$16M$16.2M$16.4M$16.6M$16.8M$17M 20222023 $16.2M $16.8M ▲ +3.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 394 $16M
2023 1 421 $17M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016775499 · Participants: 421Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing 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
Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Drax Biomass Inc. 401(k) Plan in LA ($17M); by covered participants it is Sierra-Cedar Companies, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (421 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($17M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (421 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 Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan edged up modestly - up 3.3% during 2023, from $16M to $17M. Reported net income was $540K.
How have Nichols Farms plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Nichols Farms's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.3%, from $16M to $17M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Drax Biomass Inc. 401(k) Plan in LA ($17M, 283 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nichols Farms 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sierra-Cedar Companies, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (421 participants, $276M 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 941518396.

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.