401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Dakota Specialty Enterprises 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
162
Participants Small participant base
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$170,850
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Dakota Specialty Enterprises · North Dakota · Manufacturing

$28M in assets, 162 participants

Dakota Specialty Enterprises's Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan reported $28M in total assets and 162 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #11,921 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in North Dakota

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan covers 162 participants in North Dakota, about 32% of the average North Dakota filer (state average ~504 per filing). Assets: $28M.

#11,921
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+1.0%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$27,677,687 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement 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. Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (162 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $281K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 151 in the plan year 2023 filing to 162 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $27M in the plan year 2023 filing to $28M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 810953937 · Dakota Specialty Enterprises PY 2024 · 401(k)

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan · $28M · 162 · 76th

  • RANK $28M
  • RANK 162
  • RANK 76th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Lucky Brand 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #11921

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 North Dakota →

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

North Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$281K
Employer EIN810953937
Plan Effective Date1998-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dakota Specialty Enterprises)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dakota Specialty Enterprises plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 7.115286307521565% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$26M$27M$28M 202220232024 $25.8M $27.7M ▲ +7.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 153 $26M
2023 1 151 $27M
2024 1 162 $28M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

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

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027677687 · Participants: 162Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement PlanSanford Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.602462001 · Participants: 31958Sanford Retirement Savings PlanKnife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.856387415 · Participants: 5327Knife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.775551136 · Participants: 3465Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanEide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.615317303 · Participants: 2920Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanOffutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.591992052 · Participants: 5199Offutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan
Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lucky Brand 401(k) Plan in MA ($28M); by covered participants it is Central Ohio Urology Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH (162 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($28M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (162 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 Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 1.0% during 2024, from $27M to $28M. Reported net income was $281K.
How have Dakota Specialty Enterprises plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dakota Specialty Enterprises's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.1%, from $26M to $28M.
Where does Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan ranks in the 76th 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 Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lucky Brand 401(k) Plan in MA ($28M, N/A participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dakota Specialty Enterprises Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Central Ohio Urology Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH (162 participants, N/A 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 810953937.

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.