401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
380
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$114,587
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. · South Dakota · Manufacturing

$44M in assets, 380 participants

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.'s Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $44M in total assets and 380 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #13,408 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits by assets

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $44M for 380 participants (~$114,587/participant), up 14.0% in 2024.

#13,408
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+14.0%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$43,542,997 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (380 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 329 in the plan year 2023 filing to 380 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $38M in the plan year 2023 filing to $44M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 460220490 · Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $44M · 380 · 83rd

  • IND $44M
  • IND 380
  • IND 83rd
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Brevan Howard 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #13408

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in South Dakota →

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$44M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN460220490
Plan Effective Date1961-09-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$67M 29.666666770638884% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M$70M 202220232024 $51.3M $66.5M ▲ +29.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 625 $51M
2023 2 658 $60M
2024 2 752 $67M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

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

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 02004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 43.542997 · Participants: 380Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBlack Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 811.221285 · Participants: 2881Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGood Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 278.292791 · Participants: 12199Good Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanPoet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 265.689062 · Participants: 2380Poet 401(k) PlanDaktronics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 262.560689 · Participants: 2369Daktronics, Inc. 401(k) PlanPremier 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 240.594371 · Participants: 1821Premier 401(k) Plan
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Brevan Howard 401(k) Plan in NY ($44M); by covered participants it is Clark Hill Non-Member Attorneys 401(k) Savings Plan in MI (380 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($44M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (380 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 Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.0% during 2024, from $38M to $44M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.7%, from $51M to $67M.
Where does Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brevan Howard 401(k) Plan in NY ($44M, 391 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Clark Hill Non-Member Attorneys 401(k) Savings Plan in MI (380 participants, $91M 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 460220490.

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.