401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Populus Group LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$87M
Total assets
6,914
Participants
92nd
Percentile by assets
$12,625
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Populus Group LLC · Michigan · Administrative & Support Services

$87M in assets, 6,914 participants

Populus Group LLC's Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported $87M in total assets and 6,914 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • 92nd percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #4,745 in Administrative & Support Services (4,927 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust covers 6,914 participants in Michigan, 11x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $87M.

$87M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
6,914
covered participants
92nd
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$12,625
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust sits by total assets

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$87,286,562 Top 8% higher than 92% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Michigan
Industry
Administrative & Support Services

Participants vs Michigan filers

In Michigan, the average filing covers about 638 participants across 4,220 plans. Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reports 6,914 participants - 11x that state average ($87M EOY assets).

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$97M
Net Assets (End of Year)$87M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN383659021
Plan Effective Date2002-11-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Populus Group LLC)

$80M$100M$120M$140M 202220232024 $87.3M $125M ▲ +42.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Populus Group LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,914 $87M
2023 1 5,764 $109M
2024 1 5,358 $125M

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

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Scale composition for Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reports $87M in end-of-year assets across 6,914 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $12,625 per participant (9% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$10M.

This plan identity (EIN 383659021, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $87M to $125M (+42.7%) while covered participants moved from 6,914 to 5,358 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,914 $87M This page
2023 5,764 $109M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,358 $125M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust pulled back noticeably - down 10.5% during 2022, from $97M to $87M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Populus Group LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Populus Group LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 42.7%, from $87M to $125M.
Where does Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust ranks in the 92nd 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 Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Trivium Packaging 401(k) Plan in OH ($87M, 383 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's numbers.

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 383659021.

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.