401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Populus Group LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$125M
Total assets Near avg plan size
5,358
Participants Above avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$23,248
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Populus Group LLC · Michigan · Administrative & Support Services

$125M in assets, 5,358 participants

Populus Group LLC's Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported $125M in total assets and 5,358 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #4,196 in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust covers 5,358 participants in Michigan, 8.4x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $125M.

#4,196
in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)
+14.0%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$124,560,553 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust lands in the large band (5,358 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported net income fell from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $109M in the plan year 2023 filing to $125M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 5,764 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,358 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 383659021 · Populus Group LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · $125M · 5,358 · 92nd

  • EBSA $125M
  • EBSA 5,358
  • EBSA 92nd
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Maverick Capital, Ltd. 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #4196

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 Administrative & Support Services retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. 401(k) PlanProvidence Equity Partners L…$125MPopulus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustPopulus Group, LLC 401(k) Pr…$125MMaverick Capital, Ltd. 401(k) PlanMaverick Capital, Ltd. 401(k…$125MMeruelo Group 401(k) Plan and TrustMeruelo Group 401(k) Plan an…$125MThe Corvallis Clinic, P.C. 401(k) PlanThe Corvallis Clinic, P.C. 4…$124M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$109M
Net Assets (End of Year)$125M
Net Income$15M
Employer EIN383659021
Plan Effective Date2002-11-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Populus Group LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Populus Group LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$125M 42.70301194816219% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$100M$120M$140M 202220232024 $87.3M $125M ▲ +42.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,914 $87M
2023 1 5,764 $109M
2024 1 5,358 $125M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.124560553 · Participants: 5358Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing 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
Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reports $125M in end-of-year assets across 5,358 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $23,248 per participant (17% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $15M.

This plan identity (EIN 383659021, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $87M to $125M (+42.7%) while covered participants moved from 6,914 to 5,358 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,914 $87M Open filing
2023 5,764 $109M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,358 $125M This page

Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Maverick Capital, Ltd. 401(k) Plan in TX ($125M); by covered participants it is C. R. England, Inc. Profit Sharing in UT (5,358 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($125M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,358 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 Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust grew at a solid clip - up 14.0% during 2024, from $109M to $125M. Reported net income was $15M.
How have Populus Group LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Populus Group LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 42.7%, from $87M to $125M.
Where does Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Maverick Capital, Ltd. 401(k) Plan in TX ($125M, 97 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Populus Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is C. R. England, Inc. Profit Sharing in UT (5,358 participants, $121M 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 383659021.

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.