401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
63
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$446,219
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Mfa Financial, Inc. · New York · Real Estate

$28M in assets, 63 participants

Mfa Financial, Inc.'s Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $28M in total assets and 63 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #4,271 in Real Estate (4,727 peers)

Where Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $28M for 63 participants (~$446,219/participant), up 94.0% in 2023.

#4,271
in Real Estate (4,727 peers)
+94.0%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,111,822 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan is a small filing (63 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 60 in the plan year 2022 filing to 63 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 133974868 · Mfa Financial, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $28M · 63 · 78th

  • EOY $28M
  • EOY 63
  • EOY 78th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near The Detroit Lions 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #4271

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 New York →

Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN133974868
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mfa Financial, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mfa Financial, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$36M 148.34035511659215% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$20M$30M$40M 202220232024 $14.5M $36M ▲ +148.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 60 $14M
2023 1 63 $28M
2024 1 377 $36M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.028111822 · Participants: 63Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Detroit Lions 401(k) Plan in MI ($28M); by covered participants it is The Mcdevitt Companies Employee 401(k) Plan in NH (63 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (63 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 Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan surged - up 94.0% during 2023, from $14M to $28M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Mfa Financial, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mfa Financial, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 148.3%, from $14M to $36M.
Where does Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Detroit Lions 401(k) Plan in MI ($28M, 144 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mfa Financial, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Mcdevitt Companies Employee 401(k) Plan in NH (63 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 133974868.

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.