401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sterling Merchandising, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1M
Total assets Small plan by assets
51
Participants Small participant base
27th
Percentile by assets National rank
$23,584
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Merchandising, Inc. · Puerto Rico · Wholesale Trade

$1M in assets, 51 participants

Sterling Merchandising, Inc.'s Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan reported $1M in total assets and 51 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 27th 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.

  • #1,070 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Sterling Merchandising, Inc. multi-year trail

Sterling Merchandising, Inc.'s plans moved +63.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan at $1M / 51 participants.

#1,070
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-0.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $5K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,202,769 27th percentile higher than 27% 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

Sterling Merchandising Retirement 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. Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan is a small filing (51 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 660491738 · Sterling Merchandising, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan · $1M · 51 · 27th

  • PART $1M
  • TYPE 51
  • NET 27th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Enm, P.C. 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan
  • BOY ind #1070

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 Puerto Rico →

Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Sterling Merchandising, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Merchandising, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 63.22618890244095% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1M$1.5M$2M$2.5M 202220232024 $1.2M $1.96M ▲ +63.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 51 $1M
2023 1 57 $2M
2024 1 54 $2M

Sterling Merchandising, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income-$5K
Employer EIN660491738
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Puerto Rico

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

Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Puerto Rico, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000100020003000 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 1.202769 · Participants: 51Sterling Merchandising Retirement PlanPfizer Savings Plan for Employees Resident in Puerto Rico, Total assets ($M): 395.719328 · Participants: 99Pfizer Savings Plan for Employees Resident in Puerto RicoMsd Puerto Rico Savings and Security Plan, Total assets ($M): 199.441427 · Participants: 680Msd Puerto Rico Savings and Security PlanInter American University of Pr Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 173.134958 · Participants: 1776Inter American University of Pr Defined Contribution Retirement PlanPopular, Inc. USA 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan, Total assets ($M): 126.787407 · Participants: 806Popular, Inc. USA 401(k) Savings & Investment PlanFirst Bank 401(k) Retirement Plan for Residents of Puerto Rico, Total assets ($M): 118.043413 · Participants: 2767First Bank 401(k) Retirement Plan for Residents of Puerto Rico
Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Puerto Rico, assets vs. participants
Compare Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Puerto Rico, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Enm, P.C. 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan in AL ($1M); by covered participants it is Gevurtz, Menashe, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in OR (51 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (51 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 Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan held essentially flat - down 0.4% during 2022, from $1M to $1M. Reported net income was -$5K.
How have Sterling Merchandising, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Merchandising, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 63.2%, from $1M to $2M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Enm, P.C. 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan in AL ($1M, 4 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sterling Merchandising Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gevurtz, Menashe, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in OR (51 participants, $11M 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 660491738.

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.