401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
6
Participants Small participant base
35th
Percentile by assets National rank
$528,321
Avg per participant High balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Big Sky Associates LLC · Montana · Professional & Technical Services

$3M in assets, 6 participants

Big Sky Associates LLC's Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan reported $3M in total assets and 6 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 35th 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.

  • #6,332 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Big Sky Associates LLC multi-year trail

Big Sky Associates LLC's plans moved +34.2% in assets from 2023 to 2024; this filing shows Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan at $3M / 6 participants.

#6,332
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+34.2%
assets growth YoY

Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,169,925 35th percentile higher than 35% 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

Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan is a micro filing (6 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $808K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 883207624 · Big Sky Associates LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan · $3M · 6 · 35th

  • PCT $3M
  • EIN 6
  • RANK 35th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Colter Energy Services USA Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #6332

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Montana →

Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) PlanBig Sky Associates LLC 401(k…$3MColter Energy Services USA Inc. 401(k) PlanColter Energy Services USA I…$3MArnie's, Inc. 401(k) Plan$3M401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust for the Employe Neurology & Electromyography Consultants, P.a.401(k) Profit Sharing Plan &…$3MHirschi Companies 401(k) Plan$3M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Big Sky Associates LLC multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Big Sky Associates LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 34.182626452127415% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$2M$2.5M$3M$3.5M 20232024 $2.36M $3.17M ▲ +34.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 N/A $2M
2024 1 6 $3M

Big Sky Associates LLC filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income$808K
Employer EIN883207624
Plan Effective Date2023-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Montana

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

Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Montana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000010002000300040005000 -2000200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 3.169925 · Participants: 6Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) PlanD.a. Davidson Companies Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 622.672637 · Participants: 1619D.a. Davidson Companies Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing PlanGlacier Bancorp, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 537.940129 · Participants: 3215Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanNorthwestern Energy 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 512.769387 · Participants: 1571Northwestern Energy 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanLogan Health Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 500.352847 · Participants: 4288Logan Health Retirement Savings PlanFirst Interstate Bancsystem, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 481.734557 · Participants: 3530First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Montana, assets vs. participants

Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Montana, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Colter Energy Services USA Inc. 401(k) Plan in ND ($3M); by covered participants it is Caliche, Ltd 401(k) in TX (6 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6 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 Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan surged - up 34.2% during 2024, from $2M to $3M. Reported net income was $808K.
How have Big Sky Associates LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Big Sky Associates LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.2%, from $2M to $3M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Colter Energy Services USA Inc. 401(k) Plan in ND ($3M, 119 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Big Sky Associates LLC 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Caliche, Ltd 401(k) in TX (6 participants, N/A in assets).