401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Schwans Shared Services, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$632M
Total assets Above avg plan size
8,706
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$72,632
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Schwans Shared Services, LLC · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$632M in assets, 8,706 participants

Schwans Shared Services, LLC's Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan reported $632M in total assets and 8,706 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #17,115 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan covers 8,706 participants in Minnesota, 7.7x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $632M.

#17,115
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+10.8%
assets growth YoY
6.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$632,333,722 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (8,706 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 5,753 in the plan year 2023 filing to 8,706 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $571M in the plan year 2023 filing to $632M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from $60M in the plan year 2023 filing to $61M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 810572771 · Schwans Shared Services, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan · $632M · 8,706 · 98th

  • PHOTO $632M
  • PHOTO 8,706
  • PHOTO 98th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near 401(k) Retirement Plan for Reynolds Consumer Products
  • PHOTO ind #17115

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 Minnesota →

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$571M
Net Assets (End of Year)$632M
Net Income$61M
Employer EIN810572771
Plan Effective Date1964-09-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Schwans Shared Services, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Schwans Shared Services, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$632M 29.186943173163186% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $489M $632M ▲ +29.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,537 $489M
2023 1 5,753 $571M
2024 1 8,706 $632M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.632333722 · Participants: 8706Schwan's Company 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
Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan

Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan reports $632M in end-of-year assets across 8,706 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $72,632 per participant (53% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $61M.

This plan identity (EIN 810572771, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $489M to $632M (+29.2%) while covered participants moved from 6,537 to 8,706 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,537 $489M Open filing
2023 5,753 $571M Open filing
2024 · index core 8,706 $632M This page

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

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is 401(k) Retirement Plan for Reynolds Consumer Products in IL ($633M); by covered participants it is Post Acute Medical, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA (8,701 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($632M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,706 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 Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.8% during 2024, from $571M to $632M. Reported net income was $61M.
How have Schwans Shared Services, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Schwans Shared Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.2%, from $489M to $632M.
Where does Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 401(k) Retirement Plan for Reynolds Consumer Products in IL ($633M, 4,609 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Post Acute Medical, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA (8,701 participants, $90M in assets).