401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$84M
Total assets Below avg plan size
343
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$243,554
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

$84M in assets, 343 participants

Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.'s Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust reported $84M in total assets and 343 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #18,188 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 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, $84M for 343 participants (~$243,554/participant), up 15.6% in 2024.

#18,188
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+15.6%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$83,538,860 Top 11% higher than 89% of 123,620 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 2024

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 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 (343 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust reported net income fell from $15M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $72M in the plan year 2023 filing to $84M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 328 in the plan year 2023 filing to 343 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 381738670 · Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust · $84M · 343 · 89th

  • EOY $84M
  • 5500 343
  • ASSETS 89th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Wismettac Asian Foods 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • RANK ind #18188

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

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Retirement & Savings PlanAssociated Builders and Cont…$84MSme Employees' Savings Plan and TrustSme Employees' Savings Plan …$84MWismettac Asian Foods 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanWismettac Asian Foods 401(k)…$84MSk Hynix America 401(k) Plan$84MJtb 401(k) Plan$84M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$84M
Net Income$11M
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 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.08353886 · Participants: 343Sme Employees' Savings Plan and TrustGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 23.0591668 · Participants: 43053General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 17.26893589 · Participants: 31790Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.768606712 · Participants: 17128The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 9.568379082 · Participants: 42513The 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): 8.2932975 · Participants: 60497Ford 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
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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 Wismettac Asian Foods 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($84M); by covered participants it is The Verescence 401(k) Plan in GA (343 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($84M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (343 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Sme Employees' Savings Plan and Trust grew sharply - up 15.6% during 2024, from $72M to $84M. Reported net income was $11M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Wismettac Asian Foods 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($84M, 793 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 The Verescence 401(k) Plan in GA (343 participants, $17M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.