401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blst Operating Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$204M
Total assets Near avg plan size
930
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$219,682
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#7,786
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+1.9%
assets growth YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position 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 $2,050,000,000 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

Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (930 participants).

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 →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 851387944 · Blst Operating Company, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $204M · 930 · 94th

  • TYPE $204M
  • TYPE 930
  • TYPE 94th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Sanmar, Lkwp, and Affiliates 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #7786

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blst Operating Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$204M 4.747411766185486% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$190M$195M$200M$205M$210M 202220232024 $195M $204M ▲ +4.7%
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 ($B) Participants Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.204303855 · Participants: 930Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.886997456 · Participants: 179076Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.618762181 · Participants: 205460Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.419645154 · Participants: 409649Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.719378 · Participants: 38480Medtronic Savings and Investment PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.442089862 · Participants: 73109U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sanmar, Lkwp, and Affiliates 401(k) Plan in WA ($204M); by covered participants it is California Times 401(k) Plan in CA (930 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($204M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (930 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 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).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bluestem 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is California Times 401(k) Plan in CA (930 participants, $169M in assets).

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.