Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1M
Total assets Small plan by assets
3
Participants Small participant base
26th
Percentile by assets National rank
$435,229
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. · Arizona · Professional & Technical Services

$1M in assets, 3 participants

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc.'s Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $1M in total assets and 3 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 26th 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.

  • #4,373 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. multi-year trail

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc.'s plans moved -13.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan at $1M / 3 participants.

#4,373
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+44.5%
assets growth YoY

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,305,686 26th percentile higher than 26% of 127,068 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 2023

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan is a micro filing (3 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$24K in the plan year 2022 filing to $402K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $904K in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 860819859 · Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $1M · 3 · 26th

  • ASSETS $1M
  • ASSETS 3
  • ASSETS 26th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Pension Plan-Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Retail Food Store Local 342
  • ASSETS ind #4373

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 Arizona →

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 12.997975026502811% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5M$2M$2.5M$3M$3.5M 202220232024 $2.27M $1.97M ▼ -13.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7 $2M
2023 3 11 $3M
2024 1 3 $2M

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$904K
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income$402K
Employer EIN860819859
Plan Effective Date2019-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arizona

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

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001305686 · Participants: 3Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanPinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.271793253 · Participants: 5824Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement PlanSalt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.784269809 · Participants: 4790Salt River Project Employees' Retirement PlanFreeport Minerals Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.443465749 · Participants: 2597Freeport Minerals Corporation Retirement PlanDesert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.005171309 · Participants: 19139Desert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension PlanAvnet Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.50129138 · Participants: 2483Avnet Pension Plan
Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants

Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan-Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Retail Food Store Local 342 in PA ($1M); by covered participants it is Cape Cod Management, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TX (3 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan surged - up 44.5% during 2023, from $904K to $1M. Reported net income was $402K.
How have Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 13.0%, from $2M to $2M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan-Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Retail Food Store Local 342 in PA ($1M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merkley, Newman & Mclaws, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cape Cod Management, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TX (3 participants, N/A in assets).