401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Populous Group, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
325
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$190,923
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Populous Group, LLC · Missouri · Professional & Technical Services

$62M in assets, 325 participants

Populous Group, LLC's Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $62M in total assets and 325 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #19,565 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 325 participants in Missouri, about 44% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $62M.

#19,565
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-16.7%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$62,049,940 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (325 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 431872565 · Populous Group, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $62M · 325 · 90th

  • VS-ST $62M
  • BOY 325
  • SCH 90th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Morse Operations, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #19565

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPopulous 401(k) Retirement S…$62MMorse Operations, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanMorse Operations, Inc. 401(k…$62MEmoney Advisor, LLC 401(k) PlanEmoney Advisor, LLC 401(k) P…$62MLindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc. 401(k) PlanLindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc.…$62MAbelson-Taylor, Inc. Profit Sharing PlanAbelson-Taylor, Inc. Profit …$62M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$74M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN431872565
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Populous Group, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Populous Group, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$95M 52.91849113794469% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $62.1M $94.9M ▲ +52.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 325 $62M
2023 1 396 $76M
2024 1 482 $95M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510 Total assets ($B) Participants Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.06204994 · Participants: 325Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.183956862 · Participants: 18917Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.685677709 · Participants: 47923Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.500937056 · Participants: 59568Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.239485944 · Participants: 49060Centene Management Corporation Retirement PlanAnheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.061778 · Participants: 14556Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Morse Operations, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in FL ($62M); by covered participants it is Tegra118 401(k) Retirement Plan in NJ (325 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($62M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (325 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 Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 16.7% during 2022, from $74M to $62M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Populous Group, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Populous Group, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 52.9%, from $62M to $95M.
Where does Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Morse Operations, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in FL ($62M, 1,253 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tegra118 401(k) Retirement Plan in NJ (325 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 431872565.

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.