401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$71M
Total assets Below avg plan size
931
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$76,728
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members · Sponsored by Empire Merchants, LLC · New York · Wholesale Trade

$71M in assets, 931 participants

Empire Merchants, LLC's Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members reported $71M in total assets and 931 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.

  • #6,313 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Where Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members sits by assets

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $71M for 931 participants (~$76,728/participant), down 14.3% in 2022.

#6,313
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-14.3%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M 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 for Union Members's outsized position by total assets

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

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

$71,433,561 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

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members 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 for Union Members sits mid-pack in the medium band (931 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

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

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members · $71M · 931 · 91st

  • NET $71M
  • BOOK 931
  • VS-ST 91st
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Sloan Valve Company Savings and Investment Plan
  • EBSA ind #6313

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 for Union Members in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$83M
Net Assets (End of Year)$71M
Net Income-$12M
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 for Union Members vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members, Total assets ($B): 0.071433561 · Participants: 931Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union MembersIBM 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 for Union Members vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sloan Valve Company Savings and Investment Plan in IL ($71M); by covered participants it is Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in MA (931 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 for Union Members assets move in 2022? ▼
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members pulled back noticeably - down 14.3% during 2022, from $83M to $71M. Reported net income was -$12M.
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 for Union Members rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members 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 Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sloan Valve Company Savings and Investment Plan in IL ($71M, 733 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in MA (931 participants, $59M 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.