ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Plains Ag, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-11

$41M
Total assets
278
Participants
82nd
Percentile by assets
$147,703
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Plains Ag, Inc. · North Dakota · Wholesale Trade

$41M in assets, 278 participants

Plains Ag, Inc.'s Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $41M in total assets and 278 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • 82nd percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #4,985 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Where Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $41M for 278 participants (~$147,703/participant), up 8.6% in 2024.

$41M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
278
covered participants
82nd
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$147,703
avg assets per participant

Where Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by total assets

Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$41,061,568 Top 18% higher than 82% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $38M in the plan year 2023 filing to $41M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 265 in the plan year 2023 filing to 278 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State
North Dakota
Industry
Wholesale Trade

Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan outranks 82% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 0.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN463450928
Plan Effective Date2021-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plains Ag, Inc.)

$20M$40M$60M$80M 202220232024 $26.2M $65.6M ▲ +149.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Plains Ag, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 543 $26M
2023 2 530 $60M
2024 2 570 $66M

Nearby ESOP Plans in North Dakota

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

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Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.6% during 2024, from $38M to $41M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Plains Ag, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plains Ag, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 149.8%, from $26M to $66M.
Where does Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Plains Ag Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dynabrade, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY ($41M, 140 participants).

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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 463450928.

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.