401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$90M
Total assets Below avg plan size
149
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$600,832
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) · Sponsored by Sherman & Howard L.L.C. · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$90M in assets, 149 participants

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.'s Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) reported $90M in total assets and 149 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #18,635 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) covers 149 participants in Colorado, about 40% of the average Colorado filer (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $90M.

#18,635
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+3.5%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1)'s outsized position by total assets

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$89,523,935 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) 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. Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) sits mid-pack in the medium band (149 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) reported net income rose from -$23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) reported participants fell from 166 in the plan year 2022 filing to 149 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) end-of-year assets rose from $86M in the plan year 2022 filing to $90M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 840420314 · Sherman & Howard L.L.C. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) · $90M · 149 · 90th

  • VS-ST $90M
  • BOY 149
  • SCH 90th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Cydecor, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #18635

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 Colorado →

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) in the asset neighbourhood

Sugar Foods Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanSugar Foods Corporation 401(…$90MQuiddity 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanQuiddity 401(k) Profit Shari…$90MCydecor, Inc. 401(k) Plan$90MSherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1)Sherman & Howard Retirement …$90MBiltmore Workforce Management 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBiltmore Workforce Managemen…$90M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$86M
Net Assets (End of Year)$90M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN840420314
Plan Effective Date1968-03-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sherman & Howard L.L.C.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sherman & Howard L.L.C. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$128M 35.02341750121013% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $197M $128M ▼ -35.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 344 $197M
2023 2 303 $200M
2024 2 287 $128M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1), Total assets ($B): 0.089523935 · Participants: 149Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1)Davita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.326219779 · Participants: 57711Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.806549522 · Participants: 10349Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.852270164 · Participants: 10036Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.765770435 · Participants: 5847Woodward Retirement Savings PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.686655183 · Participants: 5491Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cydecor, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($90M); by covered participants it is Mariner Wealth Advisors Pooled Employer Plan in FL (149 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($90M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (149 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 Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) assets move in 2023? ▼
Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) edged up modestly - up 3.5% during 2023, from $86M to $90M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Sherman & Howard L.L.C. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sherman & Howard L.L.C.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 35.0%, from $197M to $128M.
Where does Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1) ranks in the 90th 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 Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cydecor, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($90M, 169 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (1)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mariner Wealth Advisors Pooled Employer Plan in FL (149 participants, $1M 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 840420314.

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.