401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blst Operating Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$204M
Total assets
930
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$219,682
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Blst Operating Company, LLC · Minnesota · Retail Trade

$204M in assets, 930 participants

Blst Operating Company, LLC's Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $204M in total assets and 930 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #7,786 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Where Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $204M for 930 participants (~$219,682/participant), up 1.9% in 2024.

$204M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
930
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$219,682
avg assets per participant

Where Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by total assets

Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$204,303,855 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

  • Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 1,326 in the plan year 2023 filing to 930 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $201M in the plan year 2023 filing to $204M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State
Minnesota
Industry
Retail Trade

Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan outranks 94% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 2.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$201M
Net Assets (End of Year)$204M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN851387944
Plan Effective Date2006-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blst Operating Company, LLC)

$190M$195M$200M$205M$210M 202220232024 $195M $204M ▲ +4.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Blst Operating Company, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,626 $195M
2023 1 1,326 $201M
2024 1 930 $204M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Bluestem 401(k) Reti…, Total assets ($B): 0.204303855 · Participants: 930Bluestem 401(k) Reti…Wells Fargo & Compan…, Total assets ($B): 57.886997456 · Participants: 179076Wells Fargo & Compan…Unitedhealth Group 4…, Total assets ($B): 26.618762181 · Participants: 205460Unitedhealth Group 4…Target Corporation 4…, Total assets ($B): 14.419645154 · Participants: 409649Target Corporation 4…Medtronic Savings an…, Total assets ($B): 13.719378 · Participants: 38480Medtronic Savings an…U.S. Bank 401(k) Sav…, Total assets ($B): 11.442089862 · Participants: 73109U.S. Bank 401(k) Sav…
Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 1.9% during 2024, from $201M to $204M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Blst Operating Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blst Operating Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.7%, from $195M to $204M.
Where does Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sanmar, Lkwp, and Affiliates 401(k) Plan in WA ($204M, 5,275 participants).

Next read for Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

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Ways to act on Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Minnesota. Compare plans
  • Blst Operating Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 4.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans

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 851387944.

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.