401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
153
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$185,438
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Mercadien Group, LLC · New Jersey · Professional & Technical Services

$28M in assets, 153 participants

The Mercadien Group, LLC's The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $28M in total assets and 153 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.

  • #16,023 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 153 participants in New Jersey, about 18% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $28M.

#16,023
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+18.7%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,371,985 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

The Mercadien Group, 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. The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (153 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 144 in the plan year 2022 filing to 153 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 223693480 · The Mercadien Group, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan · $28M · 153 · 78th

  • RANK $28M
  • PHOTO 153
  • IND 78th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Gnap Holdings, LLC Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #16023

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN223693480
Plan Effective Date1994-05-09
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Mercadien Group, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Mercadien Group, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$31M 31.798776177422017% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $23.9M $31.5M ▲ +31.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 144 $24M
2023 1 153 $28M
2024 1 144 $31M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.028371985 · Participants: 153The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Gnap Holdings, LLC Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan in IN ($28M); by covered participants it is Enven Energy Ventures LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in TX (153 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (153 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 The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 18.7% during 2023, from $24M to $28M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have The Mercadien Group, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Mercadien Group, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.8%, from $24M to $31M.
Where does The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) 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 The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gnap Holdings, LLC Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan in IN ($28M, 314 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Mercadien Group, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Enven Energy Ventures LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in TX (153 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 223693480.

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.