401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Merchandising Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
158
Participants Small participant base
46th
Percentile by assets National rank
$25,874
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by American Merchandising Specialists, Inc. · North Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$4M in assets, 158 participants

American Merchandising Specialists, Inc.'s Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan reported $4M in total assets and 158 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 46th 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.

  • #9,492 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan covers 158 participants in North Carolina, about 19% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $4M.

#9,492
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-17.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $850K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,088,020 46th percentile higher than 46% 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

Ams Retail Solutions 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. Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (158 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 911951517 · American Merchandising Specialists, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan · $4M · 158 · 46th

  • 5500 $4M
  • 5500 158
  • 5500 46th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Beck Oil Company of Illinois 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #9492

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 North Carolina →

Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$850K
Employer EIN911951517
Plan Effective Date2013-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Merchandising Specialists, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Merchandising Specialists, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 2.9709619391719126% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8.5M$9M$9.5M 202220232024 $9.13M $9.4M ▲ +3.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 316 $9M
2023 2 299 $9M
2024 2 298 $9M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00408802 · Participants: 158Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.134026012 · Participants: 169036The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.565715066 · Participants: 39007Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.364902 · Participants: 27731Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.965353965 · Participants: 51871Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanLowes 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.355936526 · Participants: 284864Lowes 401(k) Plan
Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Beck Oil Company of Illinois 401(k) Plan in IL ($4M); by covered participants it is The Bill Gatton Family of Dealerships Profit in TN (158 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (158 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 Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.2% during 2022, from $5M to $4M. Reported net income was -$850K.
How have American Merchandising Specialists, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Merchandising Specialists, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 3.0%, from $9M to $9M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Beck Oil Company of Illinois 401(k) Plan in IL ($4M, 213 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ams Retail Solutions 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Bill Gatton Family of Dealerships Profit in TN (158 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 911951517.

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.