401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Empire Southwest LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$417M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,528
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$164,865
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Empire Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Empire Southwest LLC · Arizona · Real Estate

$417M in assets, 2,528 participants

Empire Southwest LLC's Empire Retirement Savings Plan reported $417M in total assets and 2,528 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #4,703 in Real Estate (4,727 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Empire Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,528 participants in Arizona, 4.5x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $417M.

#4,703
in Real Estate (4,727 peers)
+63.7%
assets growth YoY
4.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Empire Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Empire Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$416,779,340 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Empire Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Empire Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,528 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Empire Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$44M in the plan year 2022 filing to $74M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Empire Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $255M in the plan year 2022 filing to $417M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Empire Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,275 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,528 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 860894087 · Empire Southwest LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Empire Retirement Savings Plan · $417M · 2,528 · 97th

  • IND $417M
  • IND 2,528
  • IND 97th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Emerson Electric Co. Retirement Savings Plan
  • IND ind #4703

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 Real Estate retirement plans → · Plans in Arizona →

Empire Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cooperative Savings Plan$417MEmpire Retirement Savings PlanEmpire Retirement Savings Pl…$417MEmerson Electric Co. Retirement Savings PlanEmerson Electric Co. Retirem…$417MJohn Bean Technologies Corporation Savings and Investment PlanJohn Bean Technologies Corpo…$417MCentral Ohio Primary Care Physicians, Inc. Savings PlanCentral Ohio Primary Care Ph…$416M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Empire Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Arizona filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$255M
Net Assets (End of Year)$417M
Net Income$74M
Employer EIN860894087
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Empire Southwest LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Empire Southwest LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$487M 91.46259346799657% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$300M$400M$500M$600M 202220232024 $255M $487M ▲ +91.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,275 $255M
2023 1 2,528 $417M
2024 1 4,303 $487M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arizona

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

Empire Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 0246 Total assets ($B) Participants Empire Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.41677934 · Participants: 2528Empire Retirement Savings PlanBechtel Trust & Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.691074806 · Participants: 7448Bechtel Trust & Thrift PlanBanner Health Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.270882725 · Participants: 52452Banner Health Employees 401(k) PlanRepublic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.379834679 · Participants: 28131Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program, Total assets ($B): 2.323111586 · Participants: 13105Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation ProgramStantec 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.021683156 · Participants: 10719Stantec 401(k) Plan
Empire Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants

Empire Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Emerson Electric Co. Retirement Savings Plan in MO ($417M); by covered participants it is Sargent & Lundy Savings Investment Plan in IL (2,527 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,528 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Empire Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Empire Retirement Savings Plan surged - up 63.7% during 2023, from $255M to $417M. Reported net income was $74M.
How have Empire Southwest LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empire Southwest LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 91.5%, from $255M to $487M.
Where does Empire Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Empire Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Empire Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Emerson Electric Co. Retirement Savings Plan in MO ($417M, 4,696 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empire Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sargent & Lundy Savings Investment Plan in IL (2,527 participants, $1.1B in assets).