Real Estate Retirement Plans
4,841 ERISA-covered retirement plans in the Real Estate industry, holding $125.7B for 1,543,046 participants per 2024 Form 5500 filings.
$125.7B across 4,841 plans
According to DOL Form 5500 filings (plan year 2024), the Real Estate industry sponsors 4,841 ERISA-covered retirement plans holding $125.7B for 1,543,046 participants, ranking #15 of 21 industries by plan assets, with 79.0% structured as 401(k)s.
- #15 of 21 industries
- 79.0% 401(k) plans
The industry in one line
Real Estate sponsors 4,841 ERISA-covered retirement plans holding $125.7B for 1,543,046 participants, the 15th-largest industry by plan assets.
- $125.7B
- total plan assets
- 4,841
- employer plans
- $26M
- average plan size
- 79.0%
- of plans are 401(k)s
What the Real Estate Industry Plan Filings Show
The Real Estate industry sponsors 4,841 ERISA-covered retirement plans according to 2024 Form 5500 filings, ranking #15 of 21 industries on PlainRetire by total plan assets. Within the industry, 79.0% of plans are 401(k) defined-contribution arrangements (3,822 plans), with the remainder split across defined-benefit pension plans, profit-sharing arrangements, ESOPs, and money-purchase plans. The average plan in Real Estate holds $26M in end-of-year assets and covers 319 participants.
Industry-level totals reflect aggregate sponsor disclosures on Form 5500 Schedule H and Schedule I and provide a useful frame for benchmarking individual employer plans. They are not a substitute for plan-specific Summary Plan Description review when evaluating any single plan. Industry classification is self-reported by sponsors based on the primary economic activity of the sponsoring employer. Plans whose sponsor industry has changed across years (mergers, restructurings) carry the most-recent classification on file.
Plan Type Breakdown (Real Estate)
| Plan Type | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401(k) | 3,822 | 1,261,462 | $87.5B |
| Defined Benefit (Pension) | 130 | 231,830 | $33.2B |
| ESOP | 66 | 35,973 | $2.7B |
| Profit Sharing | 751 | 5,303 | $1.6B |
| Other | 37 | 8,065 | $436M |
| Money Purchase | 35 | 413 | $317M |
Largest Real Estate Plans by Assets
Top 30 Real Estate retirement plans ranked by 2024 end-of-year total assets.
| # | Plan | Sponsor | State | Type | Participants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPS Retirement Plan | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. | GA | Defined Benefit (Pension) | 43,465 | $21.2B |
| 2 | UPS Pension Plan | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. | GA | Defined Benefit (Pension) | 157,587 | $9.3B |
| 3 | Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan | The Crawford Group, Inc. | MO | 401(k) | 72,024 | $6.5B |
| 4 | Cbre 401(k) Plan | Cbre Services, Inc. | TX | 401(k) | 36,834 | $4.3B |
| 5 | Jones Lang Lasalle Savings and Retirement Plan | Jones Lang Lasalle Americas, Inc. | IL | 401(k) | 32,733 | $3.9B |
| 6 | First American Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan | First American Financial Corporation | CA | 401(k) | 11,525 | $2.5B |
| 7 | United Rentals 401(k) Investment Plan | United Rentals (North America), Inc. | CT | 401(k) | 22,716 | $2.3B |
| 8 | Brookfield 401(k) Savings Plan | Brookfield Asset Management LLC | OH | 401(k) | 5,143 | $1.2B |
| 9 | Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. | SC | 401(k) | 20,374 | $1.2B |
| 10 | Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC Employee Savings Plan | Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC | NJ | 401(k) | 7,532 | $1.0B |
| 11 | Pay Deferral and Savings Plan of Hines Interests Limited Partnership | Hines Interests Limited Partnership | TX | 401(k) | 2,838 | $873M |
| 12 | Zillow Group 401(k) Plan | Zillow Group, Inc. | WA | 401(k) | 6,157 | $850M |
| 13 | Homeservices Retirement Savings Plan | Homeservices of America, Inc | MN | 401(k) | 5,900 | $791M |
| 14 | Greystar 401(k) Plan | Greystar Management Services, LLC. | TX | 401(k) | 18,942 | $757M |
| 15 | Costar Realty Information, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Costar Realty Information, Inc. | VA | 401(k) | 5,390 | $753M |
| 16 | Thirty Fifteen Employee Stock Ownership Plan | The Berkley Group Inc. | FL | ESOP | 4,730 | $725M |
| 17 | Randstad North America 401(k) Plan | Randstad North America | GA | 401(k) | 75,859 | $674M |
| 18 | Penske Cash Balance Benefit Plan | Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. | PA | Defined Benefit (Pension) | 20,195 | $668M |
| 19 | Hertz Corporation Income Savings Plan | The Hertz Corporation | FL | 401(k) | 12,311 | $638M |
| 20 | Simon Property Group and Adopting Entities Matching Savings Plan | Simon Property Group, L.P. | IN | 401(k) | 3,474 | $598M |
| 21 | Irvine Company Unified Savings Plan | Irvine Management Company | CA | 401(k) | 3,305 | $584M |
| 22 | U-Haul Holding Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan | U-Haul Holding Company | AZ | ESOP | 21,253 | $561M |
| 23 | U-Haul Holding Company 401(k) Savings Plan | U-Haul Holding Company | AZ | 401(k) | 31,511 | $552M |
| 24 | American Tower Retirement Savings Plan | American Tower Corporation | MA | 401(k) | 1,913 | $523M |
| 25 | Prologis 401(k) Savings Plan | Prologis L.P. | CO | 401(k) | 1,543 | $520M |
| 26 | De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc. | PA | 401(k) | 1,568 | $492M |
| 27 | Herc Rentals Income Savings Plan | Herc Rentals, Inc. | FL | 401(k) | 6,064 | $487M |
| 28 | Empire Retirement Savings Plan | Empire Southwest LLC | AZ | 401(k) | 4,303 | $487M |
| 29 | Encore Group (USA) LLC Retirement Savings Plan | Encore Group (USA), LLC | IL | 401(k) | 9,014 | $453M |
| 30 | Airbus Americas, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan | Airbus Americas, Inc. | VA | 401(k) | 1,464 | $444M |
Nationwide industries with similar retirement plan scale
Two DOL Form 5500-derived peer sets for Real Estate: nearest tracked industries by plan filing count (4,841 plans here) and nearest by aggregate plan assets ($125.7B here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.
Similar plan count
Nearest other industries by reported employer plan filings.
- Administrative & Support Services 4,704 plans
- Food Services & Accommodation 4,060 plans
- Educational Services 3,899 plans
- Transportation & Warehousing 3,472 plans
Similar total assets
Nearest other industries by aggregate end-of-year plan assets (plan-count peers above are excluded).
- Mining & Oil Extraction $99.7B · 811 plans
- Arts, Entertainment & Recreation $88.6B · 3,189 plans
- Other Services $166.6B · 8,303 plans
- Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing $31.4B · 1,269 plans
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What to do with Real Estate plan data
4,841 plans across the Real Estate sector offer a baseline for benchmarking your own plan.
- Compare reported plan assets, participants, and filing fields against Real Estate peers using the Form 5500 search. Search Form 5500 filings
- See how this industry ranks against others for retirement plan coverage and assets. Industry coverage guide
- Use the fee calculator to estimate how plan fees compound over a career. 401(k) fee calculator
Industry classification is self-reported by plan sponsors on Form 5500. Plans may span multiple sectors.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor EBSA Form 5500 public-disclosure dataset, 2024 plan year. Industry classification self-reported by sponsors.
Reference: IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business.
Every figure on PlainRetire is rendered directly from the Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual return filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-25.