Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$51M
Total assets Below avg plan size
26
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.0M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Merchant & Gould P.C. · Minnesota · Professional & Technical Services

$51M in assets, 26 participants

Merchant & Gould P.C.'s Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan reported $51M in total assets and 26 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #19,249 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan sits by assets

Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $51M for 26 participants (~$2.0M/participant), down 17.2% in 2022.

#19,249
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-17.2%
assets change YoY
0.5×
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.

Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$51,454,609 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan is a small filing (26 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410991388 · Merchant & Gould P.C. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan · $51M · 26 · 88th

  • SCH $51M
  • EBSA 26
  • PART 88th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Iowa Ironworkers Heavy Highway Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #19249

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 Minnesota →

Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sherwin Alumina Company Pension Plan for Hourly EmployeesSherwin Alumina Company Pens…$52MIBEW Local No. 223 Pension PlanIBEW Local No. 223 Pension P…$52MMerchant & Gould P.C. Pension PlanMerchant & Gould P.C. Pensio…$51MIowa Ironworkers Heavy Highway Defined Benefit Pension PlanIowa Ironworkers Heavy Highw…$51MDr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Hourly Employees' Pension PlanDr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc…$51M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$62M
Net Assets (End of Year)$51M
Net Income-$11M
Employer EIN410991388
Plan Effective Date1977-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merchant & Gould P.C.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merchant & Gould P.C. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$142M 13.19287180211797% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$130M$140M$150M$160M$170M 202220232024 $163M $142M ▼ -13.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 230 $163M
2023 2 231 $136M
2024 1 213 $142M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.051454609 · Participants: 26Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.047885796 · Participants: 121603M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.299849315 · Participants: 66434Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.940696075 · Participants: 25144The Travelers Pension PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.73901396 · Participants: 55836U.S. Bank Pension PlanTarget Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.348662968 · Participants: 50515Target Corporation Pension Plan
Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Iowa Ironworkers Heavy Highway Defined Benefit Pension Plan in IA ($51M); by covered participants it is Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center Dba Long Island Community Hospital Retirement Income Plan in NY (26 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (26 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 Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan declined sharply - down 17.2% during 2022, from $62M to $51M. Reported net income was -$11M.
How have Merchant & Gould P.C. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merchant & Gould P.C.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 13.2%, from $163M to $142M.
Where does Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Iowa Ironworkers Heavy Highway Defined Benefit Pension Plan in IA ($51M, 182 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merchant & Gould P.C. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center Dba Long Island Community Hospital Retirement Income Plan in NY (26 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 410991388.

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.