401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

M. E. Fields, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$70M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,548
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$45,541
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan · Sponsored by M. E. Fields, Inc. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$70M in assets, 1,548 participants

M. E. Fields, Inc.'s Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan reported $70M in total assets and 1,548 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #9,047 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Where Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan sits by assets

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $70M for 1,548 participants (~$45,541/participant), down 13.9% in 2022.

#9,047
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-13.9%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $11M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$70,497,944 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Fields Profit Sharing and 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. Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,548 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 362713672 · M. E. Fields, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan · $70M · 1,548 · 91st

  • PART $70M
  • PART 1,548
  • PART 91st
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Tpx 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #9047

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Clubcorp Individual Investment PlanClubcorp Individual Investme…$71ML.B. Foster Company 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanL.B. Foster Company 401(k) a…$71MFields Profit Sharing and Savings PlanFields Profit Sharing and Sa…$70MTpx 401(k) Plan$70MExplorer Pipeline Company 401(k) Savings PlanExplorer Pipeline Company 40…$70M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$82M
Net Assets (End of Year)$70M
Net Income-$11M
Employer EIN362713672
Plan Effective Date1987-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (M. E. Fields, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All M. E. Fields, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$95M 34.92924275919309% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $70.5M $95.1M ▲ +34.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,548 $70M
2023 1 1,641 $84M
2024 1 1,833 $95M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.070497944 · Participants: 1548Fields Profit Sharing and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tpx 401(k) Plan in TX ($70M); by covered participants it is Amynta 401(k) Plan in NY (1,548 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($70M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,548 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 Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.9% during 2022, from $82M to $70M. Reported net income was -$11M.
How have M. E. Fields, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), M. E. Fields, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.9%, from $70M to $95M.
Where does Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan ranks in the 91st 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 Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tpx 401(k) Plan in TX ($70M, 1,067 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fields Profit Sharing and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Amynta 401(k) Plan in NY (1,548 participants, $62M 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 362713672.

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.