401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

F.M. Howell & Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
239
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,707
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) · Sponsored by F.M. Howell & Company · New York · Manufacturing

$23M in assets, 239 participants

F.M. Howell & Company's F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) reported $23M in total assets and 239 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #12,349 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New York

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) covers 239 participants in New York, about 30% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#12,349
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+16.0%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)'s outsized position by total assets

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,351,924 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) 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. F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) sits mid-pack in the medium band (239 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) reported participants rose from 232 in the plan year 2022 filing to 239 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 160488020 · F.M. Howell & Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) · $23M · 239 · 75th

  • SCH $23M
  • EBSA 239
  • PART 75th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Brechbuhler Scales, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • BOOK ind #12349

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) in the asset neighbourhood

Tetracore, Inc. 401(k) Plan$23MOld Mission Capital, LLC 401(k) PlanOld Mission Capital, LLC 401…$23MF.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)F.M. Howell & Company Part I…$23MBrechbuhler Scales, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanBrechbuhler Scales, Inc. 401…$23MMaterial Control, Inc. 401(k) PlanMaterial Control, Inc. 401(k…$23M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN160488020
Plan Effective Date1992-12-09
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (F.M. Howell & Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All F.M. Howell & Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 20.639685514315662% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $37.6M $45.4M ▲ +20.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 396 $38M
2023 2 397 $43M
2024 2 363 $45M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k), Total assets ($B): 0.023351924 · Participants: 239F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)IBM 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
F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) side-by-side with 3 peers →

F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Brechbuhler Scales, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in OH ($23M); by covered participants it is Bryan Heart Retirement Savings Plan in NE (239 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (239 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 F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) assets move in 2023? ▼
F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) grew sharply - up 16.0% during 2023, from $20M to $23M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have F.M. Howell & Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), F.M. Howell & Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.6%, from $38M to $45M.
Where does F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) ranks in the 75th 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 F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brechbuhler Scales, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in OH ($23M, 241 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to F.M. Howell & Company Part III Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bryan Heart Retirement Savings Plan in NE (239 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 160488020.

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.