401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Merck Kgaa Darmstadt, Germany 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
13,811
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$234,304
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan · Sponsored by Merck Kgaa Darmstadt, Germany · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$3.2B in assets, 13,811 participants

Merck Kgaa Darmstadt, Germany's 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan reported $3.2B in total assets and 13,811 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #20,458 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan covers 13,811 participants in Massachusetts, 21x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $3.2B.

#20,458
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-15.4%
assets change YoY
32×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $606M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,235,967,177 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan is a mega filing (13,811 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042170233 · Merck Kgaa Darmstadt, Germany PY 2022 · 401(k)

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan · $3.2B · 13,811 · 100th

  • IND $3.2B
  • EOY 13,811
  • 5500 100th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #20458

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 Massachusetts →

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.2B
Net Income-$606M
Employer EIN042170233
Plan Effective Date1958-10-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 100002000030000400005000060000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.235967177 · Participants: 13811401(k) Savings and Investment PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan in MO ($3.2B); by covered participants it is Campbell Soup Company 401(k) Retirement Plan in NJ (13,809 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13,811 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 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan declined sharply - down 15.4% during 2022, from $3.8B to $3.2B. Reported net income was -$606M.
Where does 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan in MO ($3.2B, 49,060 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Campbell Soup Company 401(k) Retirement Plan in NJ (13,809 participants, $1.8B 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 042170233.

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.