401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
63
Participants Small participant base
55th
Percentile by assets National rank
$153,304
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Merlin International, Inc. · Virginia · Information & Media

$10M in assets, 63 participants

Merlin International, Inc.'s Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $10M in total assets and 63 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 55th 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.

  • #1,163 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Merlin International, Inc. multi-year trail

Merlin International, Inc.'s plans moved +15.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan at $10M / 63 participants.

#1,163
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-4.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $459K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,658,170 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a small filing (63 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$459K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 174 in the plan year 2023 filing to 63 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 841424371 · Merlin International, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $10M · 63 · 55th

  • EBSA $10M
  • EBSA 63
  • EBSA 55th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Fresnel Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #1163

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) PlanMerlin International, Inc. 4…$10MFresnel Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanFresnel Technologies, Inc. 4…$10MPolyplex USA LLC 401(k) Plan$10MRitz Safety LLC 401 K Profit Sharing Plan TrustRitz Safety LLC 401 K Profit…$10MPilot Corporation of America Employees' 401(k) PlanPilot Corporation of America…$10M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Merlin International, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merlin International, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 15.243232562310254% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$9M$10M$11M 202220232024 $8.38M $9.66M ▲ +15.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 57 $8M
2023 1 174 $10M
2024 1 63 $10M

Merlin International, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income-$459K
Employer EIN841424371
Plan Effective Date2017-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00965817 · Participants: 63Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.473777135 · Participants: 104719Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.840459887 · Participants: 62869401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 12.395006194 · Participants: 49414General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04952818 · Participants: 44933Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings PlanLeidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.790942581 · Participants: 29734Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan
Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fresnel Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in TX ($10M); by covered participants it is Democratic Party of Wisconsin 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in WI (63 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (63 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 Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 4.5% during 2024, from $10M to $10M. Reported net income was -$459K.
How have Merlin International, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merlin International, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.2%, from $8M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fresnel Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in TX ($10M, 44 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merlin International, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Democratic Party of Wisconsin 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in WI (63 participants, $678K 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 841424371.

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.