401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Populous Group, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$95M
Total assets Below avg plan size
482
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$196,859
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Populous Group, LLC · Missouri · Professional & Technical Services

$95M in assets, 482 participants

Populous Group, LLC's Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $95M in total assets and 482 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.

  • #18,384 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Where Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $95M for 482 participants (~$196,859/participant), up 24.5% in 2024.

#18,384
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+24.5%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$94,885,832 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

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (482 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $19M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $76M in the plan year 2023 filing to $95M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 396 in the plan year 2023 filing to 482 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 431872565 · Populous Group, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $95M · 482 · 90th

  • PART $95M
  • TYPE 482
  • NET 90th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Hamilton Lane Advisors, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #18384

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$76M
Net Assets (End of Year)$95M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN431872565
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Populous Group, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Populous Group, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$95M 52.91849113794469% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $62.1M $94.9M ▲ +52.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 325 $62M
2023 1 396 $76M
2024 1 482 $95M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.094885832 · Participants: 482Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.368282167 · Participants: 47254Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.811159993 · Participants: 19357Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEmerson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.357409447 · Participants: 8315Emerson Savings PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.521110634 · Participants: 72024Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.716699086 · Participants: 53760Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan
Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Hamilton Lane Advisors, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA ($95M); by covered participants it is Hanna Steel Corporation Profit Sharing Plan in AL (482 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (482 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 Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 24.5% during 2024, from $76M to $95M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have Populous Group, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Populous Group, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 52.9%, from $62M to $95M.
Where does Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan 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 Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hamilton Lane Advisors, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA ($95M, 554 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Populous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hanna Steel Corporation Profit Sharing Plan in AL (482 participants, $42M 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 431872565.

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.