401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$92M
Total assets Below avg plan size
933
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$98,548
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members · Sponsored by Empire Merchants, LLC · New York · Wholesale Trade

$92M in assets, 933 participants

Empire Merchants, LLC's Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members reported $92M in total assets and 933 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #5,566 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Where Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members sits by assets

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $92M for 933 participants (~$98,548/participant), up 11.6% in 2024.

#5,566
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+11.6%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$91,945,072 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 for Union Members 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 for Union Members sits mid-pack in the medium band (933 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members end-of-year assets rose from $82M in the plan year 2023 filing to $92M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

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

Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members · $92M · 933 · 90th

  • RANK $92M
  • RANK 933
  • RANK 90th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near The Lampo Group, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #5566

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 for Union Members in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$82M
Net Assets (End of Year)$92M
Net Income$10M
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 for Union Members vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members, Total assets ($B): 0.091945072 · Participants: 933Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union MembersIBM 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 for Union Members vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Lampo Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in TN ($92M); by covered participants it is Washington Gas Light Company Cap Appr Plan/Union in DC (933 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (933 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 for Union Members assets move in 2024? ▼
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members grew at a solid clip - up 11.6% during 2024, from $82M to $92M. Reported net income was $10M.
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 for Union Members rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members ranks in the 90th 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 Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Lampo Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in TN ($92M, 1,014 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empire Merchants, LLC 401(k) Plan for Union Members? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Washington Gas Light Company Cap Appr Plan/Union in DC (933 participants, $148M 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 205431037.

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.