401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$72M
Total assets Below avg plan size
328
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$220,325
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. · Michigan · Professional & Technical Services

$72M in assets, 328 participants

Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.'s Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust reported $72M in total assets and 328 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #18,309 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust sits by assets

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $72M for 328 participants (~$220,325/participant), up 25.3% in 2023.

#18,309
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+25.3%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$72,266,609 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust 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. Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (328 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $15M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $58M in the plan year 2022 filing to $72M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 306 in the plan year 2022 filing to 328 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 381738670 · Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust · $72M · 328 · 89th

  • BOY $72M
  • SCH 328
  • EBSA 89th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Assisi Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #18309

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 Michigan →

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and TrustSme Employees' Savings Plan …$72MAssisi Retirement Plan$72MEastern Propane 401(k) Plan$72MApplovin Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustApplovin Corporation 401(k) …$72MTerra Millennium Corporation 401(k) PlanTerra Millennium Corporation…$72M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$58M
Net Assets (End of Year)$72M
Net Income$15M
Employer EIN381738670
Plan Effective Date1978-03-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$84M 44.87486466571065% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $57.7M $83.5M ▲ +44.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 306 $58M
2023 1 328 $72M
2024 1 343 $84M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.072266609 · Participants: 328Sme Employees' Savings Plan and TrustGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 20.378449285 · Participants: 47299General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 15.588575271 · Participants: 30516Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.084842211 · Participants: 18088The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 8.580684909 · Participants: 40393The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.617084451 · Participants: 59195Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Assisi Retirement Plan in IN ($72M); by covered participants it is Bobcat North America, LLC in FL (328 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($72M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (328 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 Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust grew sharply - up 25.3% during 2023, from $58M to $72M. Reported net income was $15M.
How have Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 44.9%, from $58M to $84M.
Where does Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust ranks in the 89th 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 Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Assisi Retirement Plan in IN ($72M, 759 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bobcat North America, LLC in FL (328 participants, $558K 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 381738670.

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.