ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kehe Distributors, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,815
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$449,709
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Kehe Distributors, Inc. · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$2.2B in assets, 4,815 participants

Kehe Distributors, Inc.'s Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $2.2B in total assets and 4,815 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #6,060 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 4,815 participants in Illinois, 6.2x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.

#6,060
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+34.0%
assets growth YoY
22×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,165,348,047 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Kehe Distributors, 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. Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (4,815 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $453M in the plan year 2023 filing to $549M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 4,251 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,815 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 271729384 · Kehe Distributors, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $2.2B · 4,815 · 99th

  • IND $2.2B
  • IND 4,815
  • IND 99th
  • IND ESOP
  • IND near Jasper Holdings, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • IND ind #6060

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Illinois →

Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership PlanW.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.…$2.4BJasper Holdings, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustJasper Holdings, Inc Employe…$2.2BKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Empl…$2.2BThe Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & TrustThe Garland Industries, Inc.…$2.0BMccarthy Employee Stock Ownership PlanMccarthy Employee Stock Owne…$1.8B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.2B
Net Income$549M
Employer EIN271729384
Plan Effective Date2000-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kehe Distributors, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kehe Distributors, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.5B 79.07538012319361% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.5B$2B$2.5B$3B 202220232024 $1.39B $2.49B ▲ +79.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 10,279 $1.4B
2023 2 10,300 $1.9B
2024 2 11,469 $2.5B

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

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

Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.165348047 · Participants: 4815Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.699095694 · Participants: 4909Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.429776889 · Participants: 491Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.0622005 · Participants: 9258Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanShorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.430213996 · Participants: 543Shorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRli Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.403829349 · Participants: 1001Rli Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Jasper Holdings, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in IN ($2.2B); by covered participants it is Thirty Fifteen Employee Stock Ownership Plan in FL (4,730 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,815 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 Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 34.0% during 2024, from $1.6B to $2.2B. Reported net income was $549M.
How have Kehe Distributors, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kehe Distributors, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 79.1%, from $1.4B to $2.5B.
Where does Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jasper Holdings, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in IN ($2.2B, 4,295 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Thirty Fifteen Employee Stock Ownership Plan in FL (4,730 participants, $725M in assets).