401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$21M
Total assets Small plan by assets
225
Participants Below avg headcount
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$91,190
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · Sponsored by Merit Brass Co. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$21M in assets, 225 participants

Merit Brass Co.'s Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported $21M in total assets and 225 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #10,731 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust covers 225 participants in Ohio, about 29% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $21M.

#10,731
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+6.6%
assets growth YoY

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's outsized position by total assets

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,517,747 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & 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. Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (225 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust end-of-year assets rose from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported participants rose from 218 in the plan year 2023 filing to 225 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 340871314 · Merit Brass Co. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · $21M · 225 · 71st

  • BOY $21M
  • BOY 225
  • BOY 71st
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near American Landscaping Partners 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #10731

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 Ohio →

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN340871314
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merit Brass Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merit Brass Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 20.542121936457455% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $17M $20.5M ▲ +20.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 199 $17M
2023 1 218 $19M
2024 1 225 $21M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.020517747 · Participants: 225Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings Plan
Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is American Landscaping Partners 401(k) Plan in TN ($21M); by covered participants it is West-Mark Retirement Plan in CA (225 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (225 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 Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust grew at a solid clip - up 6.6% during 2024, from $19M to $21M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Merit Brass Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merit Brass Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 20.5%, from $17M to $21M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Landscaping Partners 401(k) Plan in TN ($21M, 562 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merit Brass Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is West-Mark Retirement Plan in CA (225 participants, $11M 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 340871314.

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.