401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
199
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$85,534
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · Sponsored by Merit Brass Co. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 199 participants

Merit Brass Co.'s Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported $17M in total assets and 199 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #13,325 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust covers 199 participants in Ohio, about 26% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#13,325
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-16.9%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's outsized position by total assets

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,021,226 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust 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. Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (199 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 340871314 · Merit Brass Co. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · $17M · 199 · 75th

  • IND $17M
  • EOY 199
  • 5500 75th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near The Restated Thrift/Profit Sharing Plan for Cooperatives
  • EIN ind #13325

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 Ohio →

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustMerit Brass Co. 401(k) Profi…$17MThe Restated Thrift/Profit Sharing Plan for CooperativesThe Restated Thrift/Profit S…$17MCommerce Bank & Trust Holding Company & Subsidiaries 401(k) PlanCommerce Bank & Trust Holdin…$17MStark Properties Inc Deferred Salary PspStark Properties Inc Deferre…$17MMoritz 401(k) Plan$17M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN340871314
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merit Brass Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merit Brass Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 20.542121936457455% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $17M $20.5M ▲ +20.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 199 $17M
2023 1 218 $19M
2024 1 225 $21M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.017021226 · Participants: 199Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Restated Thrift/Profit Sharing Plan for Cooperatives in IA ($17M); by covered participants it is Retirement 401(k) Plan in IL (199 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (199 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 Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust declined sharply - down 16.9% during 2022, from $20M to $17M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Merit Brass Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merit Brass Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 20.5%, from $17M to $21M.
Where does Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust ranks in the 75th 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 Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Restated Thrift/Profit Sharing Plan for Cooperatives in IA ($17M, 130 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement 401(k) Plan in IL (199 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 340871314.

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.