401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$70M
Total assets Below avg plan size
145
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$480,923
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) · Sponsored by Sherman & Howard L.L.C. · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$70M in assets, 145 participants

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.'s Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) reported $70M in total assets and 145 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.

  • #17,865 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) covers 145 participants in Colorado, about 39% of the average Colorado filer (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $70M.

#17,865
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-36.6%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $41M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2)'s outsized position by total assets

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$69,733,892 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

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) 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. Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) sits mid-pack in the medium band (145 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) reported net income fell from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$41M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) end-of-year assets fell from $110M in the plan year 2023 filing to $70M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) reported participants fell from 154 in the plan year 2023 filing to 145 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 840420314 · Sherman & Howard L.L.C. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) · $70M · 145 · 88th

  • NET $70M
  • BOOK 145
  • VS-ST 88th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Radiology of Indiana, P.C. 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #17865

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 Colorado →

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) in the asset neighbourhood

Allied Machine & Engineering Corporation 401(k) PlanAllied Machine & Engineering…$70MBeacon Residential Management Limited Partnership 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanBeacon Residential Managemen…$70MLewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP Retirement Plan BLewis Roca Rothgerber Christ…$70MRadiology of Indiana, P.C. 401(k) PlanRadiology of Indiana, P.C. 4…$70MSherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2)Sherman & Howard Retirement …$70M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$110M
Net Assets (End of Year)$70M
Net Income-$41M
Employer EIN840420314
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sherman & Howard L.L.C.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sherman & Howard L.L.C. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$128M 35.02341750121013% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $197M $128M ▼ -35.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 344 $197M
2023 2 303 $200M
2024 2 287 $128M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2), Total assets ($B): 0.069733892 · Participants: 145Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2)Davita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.81412558 · Participants: 57900Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.319532435 · Participants: 9935Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.259964434 · Participants: 7607Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.234179481 · Participants: 10185Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.965265264 · Participants: 6210Woodward Retirement Savings Plan
Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Radiology of Indiana, P.C. 401(k) Plan in IN ($70M); by covered participants it is Lashbrook Jewelry Designs 401(k) Plan in UT (145 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (145 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 Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) assets move in 2024? ▼
Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) contracted severely - down 36.6% during 2024, from $110M to $70M. Reported net income was -$41M.
How have Sherman & Howard L.L.C. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sherman & Howard L.L.C.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 35.0%, from $197M to $128M.
Where does Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2) 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 Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Radiology of Indiana, P.C. 401(k) Plan in IN ($70M, 196 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sherman & Howard Retirement Plan (2)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lashbrook Jewelry Designs 401(k) Plan in UT (145 participants, N/A 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 840420314.

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.