401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
385
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,405
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by The Farmers & Merchants State Bank · Ohio · Finance & Insurance

$32M in assets, 385 participants

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank's The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $32M in total assets and 385 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #6,792 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits by assets

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $32M for 385 participants (~$82,405/participant), down 16.0% in 2022.

#6,792
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-16.0%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$31,725,781 Top 17% higher than 83% of 139,123 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 2022

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (385 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 344230390 · The Farmers & Merchants State Bank PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $32M · 385 · 83rd

  • SCH $32M
  • EBSA 385
  • PART 83rd
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #6792

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThe Farmers & Merchants Stat…$32MInfrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC 401(k) PlanInfrastructure Consulting & …$32MHeadspace 401(k) Plan$32MMarnell Companies, LLC Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanMarnell Companies, LLC Profi…$32MKay Management Company, Inc. Profit Sharing PlanKay Management Company, Inc.…$32M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN344230390
Plan Effective Date1995-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Farmers & Merchants State Bank)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Farmers & Merchants State Bank plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$44M 37.49774040235605% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $31.7M $43.6M ▲ +37.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 385 $32M
2023 1 432 $39M
2024 1 457 $44M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.031725781 · Participants: 385The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC 401(k) Plan in SC ($32M); by covered participants it is Fis 401(k) Plan in OK (385 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (385 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan declined sharply - down 16.0% during 2022, from $38M to $32M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have The Farmers & Merchants State Bank plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Farmers & Merchants State Bank's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.5%, from $32M to $44M.
Where does The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, PLLC 401(k) Plan in SC ($32M, 373 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Farmers & Merchants State Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fis 401(k) Plan in OK (385 participants, $7M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 344230390.

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.