401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Merichem Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$55M
Total assets Below avg plan size
134
Participants Small participant base
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$407,439
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merichem Company Savings Plan · Sponsored by Merichem Company · Texas · Manufacturing

$55M in assets, 134 participants

Merichem Company's Merichem Company Savings Plan reported $55M in total assets and 134 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #15,025 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Merichem Company Savings Plan covers 134 participants in Texas, about 19% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $55M.

#15,025
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+4.9%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Merichem Company Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Merichem Company Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$54,596,781 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Merichem Company Savings 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. Merichem Company Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (134 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Merichem Company Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Merichem Company Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $52M in the plan year 2022 filing to $55M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 741539883 · Merichem Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Merichem Company Savings Plan · $55M · 134 · 86th

  • VS-ST $55M
  • VS-ST 134
  • VS-ST 86th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Vna Care Network, Inc.
  • VS-ST ind #15025

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Merichem Company Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Merichem Company Savings Plan$55MAgilix Solutions, LLC Profit Sharing PlanAgilix Solutions, LLC Profit…$55M401(k) Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Vna Care Network, Inc.401(k) Profit Sharing Plan f…$55MRiverstone Group Inc. and Affiliates Employee Savings PlanRiverstone Group Inc. and Af…$55MOrigami Risk 401(k) Savings & Investment PlanOrigami Risk 401(k) Savings …$55M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merichem Company Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$52M
Net Assets (End of Year)$55M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN741539883
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merichem Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merichem Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 55.40688647347514% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$30M$40M$50M$60M 202220232024 $52.1M $23.2M ▼ -55.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 135 $52M
2023 1 134 $55M
2024 1 127 $23M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Merichem Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Merichem Company Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.054596781 · Participants: 134Merichem Company Savings PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.012012 · Participants: 119854AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.917 · Participants: 23477Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.496476432 · Participants: 41679Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.680189879 · Participants: 88792American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.529835 · Participants: 45686Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Merichem Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Merichem Company Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Vna Care Network, Inc. in MA ($55M); by covered participants it is Reed Oil Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA (134 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (134 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 Merichem Company Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Merichem Company Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 4.9% during 2023, from $52M to $55M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Merichem Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merichem Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 55.4%, from $52M to $23M.
Where does Merichem Company Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Merichem Company Savings Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Merichem Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Vna Care Network, Inc. in MA ($55M, 704 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merichem Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Reed Oil Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA (134 participants, $15M 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 741539883.

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.