401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
18
Participants Small participant base
47th
Percentile by assets National rank
$233,788
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Merschman Fertilizer, LLC · Iowa · Wholesale Trade

$4M in assets, 18 participants

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC's Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $4M in total assets and 18 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 47th 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.

  • #2,370 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC multi-year trail

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC's plans moved +31.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan at $4M / 18 participants.

#2,370
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-13.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $629K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Wholesale Trade and all filers

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,208,186 47th percentile higher than 47% 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

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan is a small filing (18 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 421486273 · Merschman Fertilizer, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $4M · 18 · 47th

  • EOY $4M
  • 5500 18
  • ASSETS 47th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Healthier You, Financial Wellness 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #2370

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merschman Fertilizer, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6M 31.883547923024313% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4M$4.5M$5M$5.5M$6M 202220232024 $4.21M $5.55M ▲ +31.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 18 $4M
2023 1 19 $5M
2024 1 18 $6M

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$629K
Employer EIN421486273
Plan Effective Date1999-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.004208186 · Participants: 18Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.613396259 · Participants: 12201The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.684422851 · Participants: 28603Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.447514997 · Participants: 59826The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.275604074 · Participants: 13793The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.116061137 · Participants: 7262Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Healthier You, Financial Wellness 401(k) Plan in MN ($4M); by covered participants it is Paragon Health Services 401(k) Plan in LA (18 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (18 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 Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.0% during 2022, from $5M to $4M. Reported net income was -$629K.
How have Merschman Fertilizer, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merschman Fertilizer, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.9%, from $4M to $6M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Healthier You, Financial Wellness 401(k) Plan in MN ($4M, 185 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merschman Fertilizer, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Paragon Health Services 401(k) Plan in LA (18 participants, N/A 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 421486273.

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.