401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Empire Southwest LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$255M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,275
Participants Above avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$111,883
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Empire Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Empire Southwest LLC · Arizona · Real Estate

$255M in assets, 2,275 participants

Empire Southwest LLC's Empire Retirement Savings Plan reported $255M in total assets and 2,275 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #5,019 in Real Estate (5,057 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Empire Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,275 participants in Arizona, 4.0x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $255M.

#5,019
in Real Estate (5,057 peers)
-14.6%
assets change YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $44M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Empire Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Empire Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$254,533,914 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Empire Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Empire Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,275 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 860894087 · Empire Southwest LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Empire Retirement Savings Plan · $255M · 2,275 · 96th

  • PCT $255M
  • PCT 2,275
  • PCT 96th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Carl Zeiss, Inc. 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan
  • PCT ind #5019

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 Real Estate retirement plans → · Plans in Arizona →

Empire Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Carl Zeiss, Inc. 401(k) Savings & Investment PlanCarl Zeiss, Inc. 401(k) Savi…$255MEmpire Retirement Savings PlanEmpire Retirement Savings Pl…$255MOregon Tool 401(k) Retirement Profit Sharing Plus PlanOregon Tool 401(k) Retiremen…$254MKeller North America Retirement Savings Profit Sharing PlanKeller North America Retirem…$254MCirrus Logic, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanCirrus Logic, Inc. 401(k) Pr…$254M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Empire Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Arizona filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$298M
Net Assets (End of Year)$255M
Net Income-$44M
Employer EIN860894087
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Empire Southwest LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Empire Southwest LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$487M 91.46259346799657% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$300M$400M$500M$600M 202220232024 $255M $487M ▲ +91.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,275 $255M
2023 1 2,528 $417M
2024 1 4,303 $487M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arizona

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

Empire Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Empire Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.254533914 · Participants: 2275Empire Retirement Savings PlanBanner Health Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.566847679 · Participants: 50602Banner Health Employees 401(k) PlanFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program, Total assets ($B): 1.923226111 · Participants: 12362Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation ProgramRepublic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.806929859 · Participants: 28320Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanStantec 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.682454193 · Participants: 8764Stantec 401(k) PlanReliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Master 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.33677823 · Participants: 9895Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Master 401(k) Plan
Empire Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Carl Zeiss, Inc. 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan in NY ($255M); by covered participants it is Asbury Communities, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in MD (2,275 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,275 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 Empire Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Empire Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.6% during 2022, from $298M to $255M. Reported net income was -$44M.
How have Empire Southwest LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empire Southwest LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 91.5%, from $255M to $487M.
Where does Empire Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Empire Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Empire Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Carl Zeiss, Inc. 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan in NY ($255M, 1,377 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empire Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Asbury Communities, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in MD (2,275 participants, $74M in assets).