401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sterling Equities Associates, LLC. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
142
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$256,393
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Equities Associates, LLC. · New York · Real Estate

$36M in assets, 142 participants

Sterling Equities Associates, LLC.'s Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan reported $36M in total assets and 142 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #4,364 in Real Estate (4,727 peers)

Coverage in New York

Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan covers 142 participants in New York, about 18% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $36M.

#4,364
in Real Estate (4,727 peers)
+15.8%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$36,407,858 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (142 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $31M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 137 in the plan year 2022 filing to 142 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 132749022 · Sterling Equities Associates, LLC. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan · $36M · 142 · 82nd

  • PCT $36M
  • PCT 142
  • PCT 82nd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near 4front Engineered Solutions 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #4364

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 →

Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN132749022
Plan Effective Date1997-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sterling Equities Associates, LLC.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Equities Associates, LLC. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 33.53945654840522% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $31.5M $42M ▲ +33.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 137 $31M
2023 1 142 $36M
2024 1 142 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.036407858 · Participants: 142Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement 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
Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is 4front Engineered Solutions 401(k) Plan in TX ($36M); by covered participants it is Texas Veterinary, PLLC 401(k) Plan in TX (142 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($36M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (142 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 Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 15.8% during 2023, from $31M to $36M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Sterling Equities Associates, LLC. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Equities Associates, LLC.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.5%, from $31M to $42M.
Where does Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 4front Engineered Solutions 401(k) Plan in TX ($36M, 577 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sterling Equities Associates Employees Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Texas Veterinary, PLLC 401(k) Plan in TX (142 participants, $12M 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 132749022.

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.