401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$76M
Total assets Below avg plan size
233
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$325,531
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Empire Merchants, LLC · New York · Wholesale Trade

$76M in assets, 233 participants

Empire Merchants, LLC's Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $76M in total assets and 233 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #5,467 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in New York

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 233 participants in New York, about 29% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $76M.

#5,467
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+11.6%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$75,848,800 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan 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. Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (233 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $68M in the plan year 2023 filing to $76M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 245 in the plan year 2023 filing to 233 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 205431037 · Empire Merchants, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan · $76M · 233 · 88th

  • VS-ST $76M
  • VS-ST 233
  • VS-ST 88th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Calamp Corp. Employees Savings Plan
  • VS-ST ind #5467

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$68M
Net Assets (End of Year)$76M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN205431037
Plan Effective Date2007-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Empire Merchants, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Empire Merchants, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$168M 29.30898691671242% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $130M $168M ▲ +29.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,181 $130M
2023 2 1,179 $150M
2024 2 1,166 $168M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.0758488 · Participants: 233Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Calamp Corp. Employees Savings Plan in CA ($76M); by covered participants it is Mccloud Inc. 401(k) Plan in KY (233 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (233 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 Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.6% during 2024, from $68M to $76M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Empire Merchants, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empire Merchants, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.3%, from $130M to $168M.
Where does Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Calamp Corp. Employees Savings Plan in CA ($76M, 262 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mccloud Inc. 401(k) Plan in KY (233 participants, $151K in assets).