401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Merrill Iron & Steel, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$30M
Total assets Below avg plan size
385
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$76,878
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Merrill Iron & Steel, Inc. · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$30M in assets, 385 participants

Merrill Iron & Steel, Inc.'s Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan reported $30M 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.

  • #15,540 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $30M for 385 participants (~$76,878/participant), down 16.5% in 2022.

#15,540
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-16.5%
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.

Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$29,598,048 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

Merrill Steel 401(k) 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. Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (385 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 390989700 · Merrill Iron & Steel, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan · $30M · 385 · 83rd

  • RANK $30M
  • RANK 385
  • RANK 83rd
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Gullo Companies 401(k) Savings Plan
  • RANK ind #15540

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 Wisconsin →

Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$30M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN390989700
Plan Effective Date1994-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merrill Iron & Steel, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merrill Iron & Steel, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$39M 32.4594615158405% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $29.6M $39.2M ▲ +32.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 385 $30M
2023 1 380 $35M
2024 1 434 $39M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.029598048 · Participants: 385Merrill Steel 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.548820507 · Participants: 28701Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.339639169 · Participants: 26610Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.978902 · Participants: 11034Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.151693798 · Participants: 8032Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings PlanNm Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.385991887 · Participants: 7423Nm Employee Savings Plan
Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Gullo Companies 401(k) Savings Plan in TX ($30M); by covered participants it is Fis 401(k) Plan in OK (385 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($30M here).

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 Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.5% during 2022, from $35M to $30M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Merrill Iron & Steel, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merrill Iron & Steel, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 32.5%, from $30M to $39M.
Where does Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Merrill Steel 401(k) 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 Merrill Steel 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gullo Companies 401(k) Savings Plan in TX ($30M, 508 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merrill Steel 401(k) 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 390989700.

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.