401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Merz, Incorporated 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $237M
- Total assets
- 1,059
- Participants
- 95th
- Percentile by assets
- $223,788
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Merz North America 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Merz, Incorporated · North Carolina · Wholesale Trade
$237M in assets, 1,059 participants
Merz, Incorporated's Merz North America 401(k) Plan reported $237M in total assets and 1,059 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.
- 95th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #5,853 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
Where Merz North America 401(k) Plan sits by assets
Merz North America 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $237M for 1,059 participants (~$223,788/participant), up 21.0% in 2024.
- $237M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 1,059
- covered participants
- 95th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $223,788
- avg assets per participant
Where Merz North America 401(k) Plan sits by total assets
Merz North America 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$236,991,567 Top 5% higher than 95% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Merz North America 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $196M in the plan year 2023 filing to $237M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Merz North America 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,009 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,059 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Merz North America 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $40M in the plan year 2023 filing to $41M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Merz North America 401(k) Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution
By assets, Merz North America 401(k) Plan outranks 95% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 2.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $196M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $237M |
| Net Income | $41M |
| Employer EIN | 561540459 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1996-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Merz, Incorporated)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 858 | $156M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,009 | $196M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,059 | $237M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Merz North America 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
- The Bank of America 401(k) Plan $62.9B · 168,963
- Honeywell 401(k) Plan $16.3B · 39,468
- Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan $11.3B · 27,341
- Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan $9.3B · 27,070
- Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan $9.2B · 52,699
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Merz North America 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Skechers USA, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (CA) $237M · 9,972
- The Golden 1 Employee Savings and Investment Plan (CA) $237M · 2,044
- Hilmar Cheese Company Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan (CA) $237M · 1,582
- Mueller Group, LLC Retirement Savings Plan No. 1 (GA) $237M · 1,495
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- By total assets, Merz North America 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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