401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$131M
Total assets Near avg plan size
207
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$631,218
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Merchant & Gould P.C. · Minnesota · Professional & Technical Services

$131M in assets, 207 participants

Merchant & Gould P.C.'s Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan reported $131M in total assets and 207 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #19,125 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan covers 207 participants in Minnesota, about 18% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $131M.

#19,125
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+16.6%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$130,662,082 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing 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. Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (207 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$21M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $112M in the plan year 2022 filing to $131M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 204 in the plan year 2022 filing to 207 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410991388 · Merchant & Gould P.C. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan · $131M · 207 · 93rd

  • ASSETS $131M
  • PCT 207
  • EIN 93rd
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Global 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #19125

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 Minnesota →

Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Atlas Steel Products Co. Employee Savings and Profit Sharing PlanAtlas Steel Products Co. Emp…$131MMerchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing PlanMerchant & Gould P.C. 401(k)…$131MGlobal 401(k) Retirement Plan$131MDrivetime 401(k) Plan$131MAhf Savings and Investment PlanAhf Savings and Investment P…$131M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$112M
Net Assets (End of Year)$131M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN410991388
Plan Effective Date1973-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merchant & Gould P.C.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merchant & Gould P.C. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$142M 13.19287180211797% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$130M$140M$150M$160M$170M 202220232024 $163M $142M ▼ -13.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 230 $163M
2023 2 231 $136M
2024 1 213 $142M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.130662082 · Participants: 207Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.432100178 · Participants: 198972Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.008265857 · Participants: 432617Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.931979 · Participants: 44342Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04661588 · Participants: 360493M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.271161911 · Participants: 75272U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Global 401(k) Retirement Plan in AK ($131M); by covered participants it is Rp Construction Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (207 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($131M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (207 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 Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 16.6% during 2023, from $112M to $131M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have Merchant & Gould P.C. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merchant & Gould P.C.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 13.2%, from $163M to $142M.
Where does Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Global 401(k) Retirement Plan in AK ($131M, 2,194 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merchant & Gould P.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rp Construction Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (207 participants, N/A in assets).