401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Populus Group LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$109M
Total assets
5,764
Participants
92nd
Percentile by assets
$18,960
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Populus Group LLC · Michigan · Administrative & Support Services

$109M in assets, 5,764 participants

Populus Group LLC's Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported $109M in total assets and 5,764 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • 92nd percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #4,198 in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust covers 5,764 participants in Michigan, 9.0x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $109M.

$109M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
5,764
covered participants
92nd
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$18,960
avg assets per participant

Where Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust sits by total assets

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$109,284,000 Top 8% higher than 92% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $87M in the plan year 2022 filing to $109M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 6,914 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,764 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Michigan filers

In Michigan, the average filing covers about 638 participants across 4,220 plans. Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reports 5,764 participants - 9.0x that state average ($109M EOY assets).

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$87M
Net Assets (End of Year)$109M
Net Income$22M
Employer EIN383659021
Plan Effective Date2002-11-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Populus Group LLC)

$80M$100M$120M$140M 202220232024 $87.3M $125M ▲ +42.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Populus Group LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,914 $87M
2023 1 5,764 $109M
2024 1 5,358 $125M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Populus Group, LLC 4…, Total assets ($B): 0.109284 · Participants: 5764Populus Group, LLC 4…General Motors Retir…, Total assets ($B): 20.378449285 · Participants: 47299General Motors Retir…Ford Motor Co. Savin…, Total assets ($B): 15.588575271 · Participants: 30516Ford Motor Co. Savin…The Dow Chemical Com…, Total assets ($B): 10.084842211 · Participants: 18088The Dow Chemical Com…The General Motors P…, Total assets ($B): 8.580684909 · Participants: 40393The General Motors P…Ford Motor Co. Tax-E…, Total assets ($B): 7.617084451 · Participants: 59195Ford Motor Co. Tax-E…
Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reports $109M in end-of-year assets across 5,764 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $18,960 per participant (14% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $22M.

This plan identity (EIN 383659021, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $87M to $125M (+42.7%) while covered participants moved from 6,914 to 5,358 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,914 $87M Open filing
2023 5,764 $109M This page
2024 · index core 5,358 $125M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust assets move in 2023?
Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust grew sharply - up 25.2% during 2023, from $87M to $109M. Reported net income was $22M.
How have Populus Group LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Populus Group LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 42.7%, from $87M to $125M.
Where does Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Freedom Financial Network 401(k) Plan in CA ($109M, 2,916 participants).

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