401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

See's Candies, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$86M
Total assets
1,529
Participants
89th
Percentile by assets
$56,218
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: See's Retirement Plan · Sponsored by See's Candies, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$86M in assets, 1,529 participants

See's Candies, Inc.'s See's Retirement Plan reported $86M in total assets and 1,529 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • 89th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #14,982 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in California

See's Retirement Plan covers 1,529 participants in California, 2.4x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $86M.

$86M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,529
covered participants
89th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$56,218
avg assets per participant

Where See's Retirement Plan sits by total assets

See's Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$85,957,936 Top 11% higher than 89% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • See's Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • See's Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $79M in the plan year 2023 filing to $86M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • See's Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,481 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,529 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State
California
Industry
Manufacturing

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. See's Retirement Plan reports 1,529 participants - 2.4x that state average ($86M EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$86M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN940852350
Plan Effective Date1958-08-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (See's Candies, Inc.)

$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $67.2M $86M ▲ +28.0%
Total plan assets by year, all See's Candies, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,417 $67M
2023 1 1,481 $79M
2024 1 1,529 $86M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

See's Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants See's Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.085957936 · Participants: 1529See's Retirement PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Sa…, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Sa…Oracle Corporation 4…, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 4…Intel 401(k) Savings…, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings…Apple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 4…, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 4…
See's Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did See's Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
See's Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.5% during 2024, from $79M to $86M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have See's Candies, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), See's Candies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 28.0%, from $67M to $86M.
Where does See's Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
See's Retirement Plan ranks in the 89th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to See's Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vaisala Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($86M, 317 participants).

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Filing takeaways

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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 940852350.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.