MERRIL LYNCH
46 known aliases resolved via the canonical alias map
Market position · 2024
Plans served28+3 YoYRank #592 of mapped providers
Assets under administration$1.1B0.0%Market share · rank #4077
Fees received$1MMedian $29,419/planSum across Schedule C direct + indirect
Net wins YoY+211 won · 9 lostPlan-level switch detection
Plans served · 5-year trajectory
Market-share plans percent annotated. Bar height is raw plan count.
Customer-base shape
What does a typical MERRIL LYNCH plan look like?
Service mix · median fees per plan
Count of plans where MERRIL LYNCH ships each service code, and the median compensation they report under it.
| Service | Plans | Median fees | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment advisory (plan); Direct payment from the planCode 27 | 12 | $23,141 | |
Investment management; Investment advisory (participants)Code 26 | 6 | $20,936 | |
Securities brokerage; Investment managementCode 28 | 3 | $56,063 | |
Direct payment from the plan; Investment advisory (plan); Consulting (pension)Code 17 | 2 | $48,131 | |
Direct payment from the plan; Plan AdministratorCode 14 | 1 | $372,946 | |
Direct payment from the plan; Other services; Distribution (12b-1) fees; Recordkeeping and information management (computing, tabulating, data processing, etc.); Non-monetary compensation; Float revenue; Investment management; Investment management fees paid indirectly by plan; Trustee (discretionary); Sub-transfer agency fees; Shareholder servicing fees; Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Participant communicationCode 15 | 1 | $62,250 | |
Custodial (securities)Code 19 | 1 | $9,000 | |
Securities brokerageCode 33 | 1 | $12,666 |
Competitor overlap
Percent of MERRIL LYNCH's plans that also list each competitor on Schedule C. High numbers = co-living partners; low numbers = direct displacement targets.
Plans won in 2024
Appeared this year; did not appear last year under MERRIL LYNCH.
| Sponsor | From | Assets |
|---|---|---|
FORD METER BOX COMPANY, INC.IN · 350315220-003 | WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED | $170M |
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.CA · 330412288-001 | MMA SECURITIES LLC | $59M |
SUPERIOR ESSEX, INCGA · 200282396-003 | MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH | $33M |
VAAGEN BROS LUMBER INCWA · 910862262-001 | MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH | $23M |
DARVIN FURNITURE & APPLIANCES OF ORLAND PARK, INC.IL · 362685499-001 | MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH | $17M |
RF INDUSTRIES, LTD.CA · 880168936-001 | (new plan) | $17M |
YOUNG THAGARD HOFFMAN, LLPGA · 580898982-001 | (new plan) | $12M |
THE NAPOLI GROUP LLCNH · 200100132-001 | MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH | $7M |
HCMC LEGAL, INC.NY · 451966835-002 | (new plan) | $3M |
VINEA CAPITAL INCORPORATEDGA · 822785229-001 | (new plan) | $1M |
Plans lost in 2024
Appeared last year under MERRIL LYNCH; not this year.
| Sponsor | To | Assets |
|---|---|---|
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.PA · 240836856-001 | MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH | $31M |
HARVEY NASH, INC.NJ · 943307138-002 | ADP BROKER-DEALER | $29M |
TRUSTEES OF MOTION PIC LAB TECHS AND FILM EDITORS LOCAL 780 PENSION FUFL · 237345671-001 | MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH | $29M |
STEELSERIES NORTH AMERICA CORPORATIONIL · 810667898-001 | PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $9M |
NOBLE OIL SERVICES INCNC · 561508693-001 | ADP BROKER-DEALER | $8M |
WB WASTE SOLUTIONSMD · 471312254-001 | MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH | $3M |
CATBIRD NYC LLCNY · 205172055-002 | (new plan) | $64,044 |
Top plans by assets
Searchable full list lands with the commercial layer.
| Plan | Assets | Participants | Fees | Tenure | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TECK AMERICAN, INC. & SUBSIDIARIESWA · 261974324-009 | $182M | 1,217 | $62,250 | 10y | 1 |
FORD METER BOX COMPANY, INC.IN · 350315220-003 | $170M | 1,079 | $40,000 | 1y | - |
HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, PCIN · 351427161-002 | $143M | 446 | $60,000 | 9y | 1 |
OHIO BRICKLAYERS PENSION PLANMI · 516029565-001 | $111M | 1,992 | $28,981 | 1y | - |
TECK AMERICAN, INC. & SUBSIDIARIESWA · 261974324-001 | $94M | 836 | $372,946 | 10y | - |
IRON WORKERS NO 28 PENSION FUNDVA · 546112218-001 | $62M | 674 | $9,000 | 7y | - |
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.CA · 330412288-001 | $59M | 933 | $43,104 | 1y | 1 |
UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 880 - MERCANTILEOH · 516031766-001 | $48M | 3,174 | $163,710 | 9y | - |
SUPERIOR ESSEX, INCGA · 200282396-003 | $33M | 1,429 | $48,158 | 1y | - |
DANVILLE METAL STAMPING COMPANY, INC.IL · 370637099-002 | $23M | 441 | $41,872 | 6y | - |
Flag exposure
96.4%Market: 89.2%
This provider
Market baseline
Share of this provider's plans tripping any deterministic red flag this year. Lower than market baseline = better risk surface.
Aliases resolved (46)
Raw Schedule C names collapsed into MERRIL LYNCH.
- B OF A MERRIL LYNCH
- BANK OF AMERICA MERILL LYNCH
- BANK OF AMERICA MERRIL LYNCH
- MERILL
- MERILL LUNCH
- MERILL LYNCH
- MERILL LYNCH - EPS
- MERILL LYNCH - FAS
- MERILL LYNCH AGENCY INC
- MERILL LYNCH AGENCY, INC.
- MERILL LYNCH FENNER & SMITH
- MERILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY
- MERILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY INC
- MERILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY, INC
- MERILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY, INC.
- MERILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
- MERILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER SMITH IN
- MERILL LYNCH PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
- MERILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER
- MERILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMIT
- MERILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND S
- MERILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SM
- MERILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER SMITH
- MERILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER, SMITH
- MERILL LYNCH,PIERCE,FENNER & SMITH
Book composition by plan size
Bars stack to total plans served; segments use the same asset cutoffs as the /retirement size filter. Up-and-to-the-right on the bigger segments = moving up-market.
Under $5M$5-50M$50-250M$250M-1B$1B+
Compliance posture vs market
Per-flag share for MERRIL LYNCH's book against the same flag's overall prevalence across all filings. Negative delta = under-indexed (cleaner book); positive = elevated risk surface.
| Flag | Plans flagged | Provider % | Market % | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recently terminated | 1 | 3.57% | 7.76% | -4.19 pp |
| Fidelity bond gap | 1 | 3.57% | 26.94% | -23.37 pp |
| Late contributions | 8 | 28.57% | 1.71% | +26.86 pp |
| Failed to provide benefit | 0 | 0.00% | 0.14% | -0.14 pp |
| Corrective distributions | 5 | 17.86% | 1.76% | +16.10 pp |
| Loss discovered | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | -0.00 pp |
New-plan formation share
Share of plans filing for the first time each year that landed with MERRIL LYNCH. Compare to the incumbent market share (0.0%) - higher = winning new business, lower = coasting on existing relationships.
0.0%-0.0 pp vs incumbent