401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Plauche, Smith & Nieset, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
34
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$675,035
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Plauche, Smith & Nieset, LLC · Louisiana · Professional & Technical Services

$23M in assets, 34 participants

Plauche, Smith & Nieset, LLC's Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 34 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #17,155 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $23M for 34 participants (~$675,035/participant), down 24.7% in 2022.

#17,155
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-24.7%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,951,173 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan is a small filing (34 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 720915288 · Plauche, Smith & Nieset, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan · $23M · 34 · 79th

  • RANK $23M
  • PHOTO 34
  • IND 79th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Disa Global Solutions 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17155

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 Louisiana →

Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plauche, Smith & Nieset 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)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN720915288
Plan Effective Date1981-05-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plauche, Smith & Nieset, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plauche, Smith & Nieset, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$25M 10.472981054170956% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$21M$22M$23M$24M$25M$26M 202220232024 $23M $25.4M ▲ +10.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 34 $23M
2023 1 38 $22M
2024 1 40 $25M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Louisiana

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

Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022951173 · Participants: 34Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) PlanSavings Plan of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries, Total assets ($B): 3.384808796 · Participants: 11580Savings Plan of Entergy Corporation and SubsidiariesOchsner Clinic Foundation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.885488107 · Participants: 23072Ochsner Clinic Foundation 401(k) PlanAmedisys Holding, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.717744201 · Participants: 20184Amedisys Holding, LLC 401(k) PlanLouisiana Children's Medical Center Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.716316398 · Participants: 12675Louisiana Children's Medical Center Retirement and Savings PlanLouisiana Health Service & Indemnity Co. Tax-Favored Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 0.490654262 · Participants: 3660Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Co. Tax-Favored Savings Program
Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Louisiana, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Disa Global Solutions 401(k) Plan in TX ($23M); by covered participants it is Taylor Automotive Group 401(k) Plan in TN (34 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (34 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 Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 24.7% during 2022, from $30M to $23M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Plauche, Smith & Nieset, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plauche, Smith & Nieset, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.5%, from $23M to $25M.
Where does Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan ranks in the 79th 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 Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Disa Global Solutions 401(k) Plan in TX ($23M, 736 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plauche, Smith & Nieset 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Taylor Automotive Group 401(k) Plan in TN (34 participants, $3M 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 720915288.

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.