401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$58M
Total assets Below avg plan size
250
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$233,314
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Empire Merchants, LLC · New York · Wholesale Trade

$58M in assets, 250 participants

Empire Merchants, LLC's Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $58M in total assets and 250 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.

  • #6,196 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in New York

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 250 participants in New York, about 31% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $58M.

#6,196
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-15.5%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$58,328,396 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

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan 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. Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (250 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 205431037 · Empire Merchants, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan · $58M · 250 · 89th

  • EIN $58M
  • EIN 250
  • EIN 89th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Fusion Employer Services Retirement Savings Plan
  • EIN ind #6196

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$69M
Net Assets (End of Year)$58M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN205431037
Plan Effective Date2007-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Empire Merchants, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Empire Merchants, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$168M 29.30898691671242% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $130M $168M ▲ +29.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,181 $130M
2023 2 1,179 $150M
2024 2 1,166 $168M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.058328396 · Participants: 250Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fusion Employer Services Retirement Savings Plan in NJ ($58M); by covered participants it is Linode LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA (250 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (250 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 Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 15.5% during 2022, from $69M to $58M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Empire Merchants, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empire Merchants, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.3%, from $130M to $168M.
Where does Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan 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 Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fusion Employer Services Retirement Savings Plan in NJ ($58M, 1,524 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Linode LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA (250 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 205431037.

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.