Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$41M
Total assets Below avg plan size
3,887
Participants Above avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$10,469
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$41M in assets, 3,887 participants

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.'s Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $41M in total assets and 3,887 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.

  • #13,209 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 3,887 participants in Texas, 5.7x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $41M.

#13,209
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-4.4%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$40,692,662 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (3,887 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $278K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $43M in the plan year 2023 filing to $41M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 742983264 · Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. PY 2024 · Profit Sharing

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $41M · 3,887 · 82nd

  • RANK $41M
  • PHOTO 3,887
  • IND 82nd
  • EOY Profit Sharing
  • 5500 near Laborers Local 231 Annuity Fund
  • ASSETS ind #13209

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 Texas →

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Shannon & Wilson, Inc. Eligible Individual Account PlanShannon & Wilson, Inc. Eligi…$41MEwtn 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanEwtn 403(b) Retirement Savin…$41MLaborers Local 231 Annuity FundLaborers Local 231 Annuity F…$41MBlue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBlue Bell Creameries, Inc. E…$41MIl Federation of Teachers Pension PlanIl Federation of Teachers Pe…$41M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide Profit Sharing peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)$41M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN742983264
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$656M 17.824372750345123% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $557M $656M ▲ +17.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 9,218 $557M
2023 3 9,741 $604M
2024 3 10,093 $656M

Nearby Profit Sharing Plans in Texas

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

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -0.500.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.040692662 · Participants: 3887Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBaylor College of Medicine Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.952930545 · Participants: 10721Baylor College of Medicine Retirement PlanH-E-B Partner Stock Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.562703741 · Participants: 103962H-E-B Partner Stock PlanThe Defined Contribution Plan of the Methodist Hospital, Total assets ($B): 1.093595117 · Participants: 31848The Defined Contribution Plan of the Methodist HospitalAmerican Heart Association, Inc. Qualified Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.514449309 · Participants: 3779American Heart Association, Inc. Qualified Retirement PlanHaynes and Boone Investment Directed Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.309725264 · Participants: 1069Haynes and Boone Investment Directed Profit Sharing Plan
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state Profit Sharing peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Profit Sharing by assets is Laborers Local 231 Annuity Fund in IL ($41M); by covered participants it is Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group Multiple Employer Retirement Plan in CA (3,882 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged down modestly - down 4.4% during 2024, from $43M to $41M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.8%, from $557M to $656M.
Where does Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 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 Profit Sharing plans are similar in size to Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laborers Local 231 Annuity Fund in IL ($41M, 766 participants).
Which Profit Sharing plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group Multiple Employer Retirement Plan in CA (3,882 participants, $700M in assets).