401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$68M
Total assets Below avg plan size
245
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$277,503
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Empire Merchants, LLC · New York · Wholesale Trade

$68M in assets, 245 participants

Empire Merchants, LLC's Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $68M in total assets and 245 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #5,681 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in New York

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 245 participants in New York, about 31% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $68M.

#5,681
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+16.6%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$67,988,241 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 Merchants, LLC 401(k) 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. Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (245 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $58M in the plan year 2022 filing to $68M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 250 in the plan year 2022 filing to 245 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 205431037 · Empire Merchants, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan · $68M · 245 · 88th

  • SCH $68M
  • EBSA 245
  • PART 88th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Rogers Machinery Company, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • BOOK ind #5681

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$58M
Net Assets (End of Year)$68M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN205431037
Plan Effective Date2007-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Empire Merchants, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Empire Merchants, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$168M 29.30898691671242% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $130M $168M ▲ +29.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,181 $130M
2023 2 1,179 $150M
2024 2 1,166 $168M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.067988241 · Participants: 245Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) 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
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Rogers Machinery Company, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OR ($68M); by covered participants it is Win It America Inc 401(k) Plan in CA (245 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($68M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (245 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 Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.6% during 2023, from $58M to $68M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Empire Merchants, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empire Merchants, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.3%, from $130M to $168M.
Where does Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rogers Machinery Company, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OR ($68M, 353 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Win It America Inc 401(k) Plan in CA (245 participants, $428K 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 205431037.

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.