401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$58M
Total assets Below avg plan size
306
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$188,440
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. · Michigan · Professional & Technical Services

$58M in assets, 306 participants

Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.'s Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust reported $58M in total assets and 306 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #19,456 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust covers 306 participants in Michigan, about 48% of the average Michigan filer (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $58M.

#19,456
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-19.8%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$57,662,770 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (306 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 381738670 · Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust · $58M · 306 · 89th

  • BOOK $58M
  • VS-ST 306
  • BOY 89th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Lexicon 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #19456

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 Michigan →

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$58M
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN381738670
Plan Effective Date1978-03-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$84M 44.87486466571065% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $57.7M $83.5M ▲ +44.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 306 $58M
2023 1 328 $72M
2024 1 343 $84M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.05766277 · Participants: 306Sme Employees' Savings Plan and TrustGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 18.071817726 · Participants: 43382General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 13.833597622 · Participants: 32974Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.307640951 · Participants: 16930The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 7.545889119 · Participants: 40458The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 6.44558193 · Participants: 57811Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lexicon 401(k) Plan in AR ($58M); by covered participants it is Anderson Dahlen, Inc. 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in MN (306 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($58M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (306 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 Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust declined sharply - down 19.8% during 2022, from $72M to $58M. Reported net income was -$14M.
How have Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 44.9%, from $58M to $84M.
Where does Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust ranks in the 89th 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 Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lexicon 401(k) Plan in AR ($58M, 1,995 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Anderson Dahlen, Inc. 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan in MN (306 participants, N/A 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 381738670.

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.