401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.8B
Total assets
5,770
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$306,621
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Novo Nordisk Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$1.8B in assets, 5,770 participants

Novo Nordisk Inc.'s Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.8B in total assets and 5,770 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #20,352 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 5,770 participants in New Jersey, 6.8x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.

$1.8B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
5,770
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$306,621
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $226M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reports 5,770 participants - 6.8x that state average ($1.8B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income-$226M
Employer EIN061061602
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Novo Nordisk Inc.)

$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.56B $3.76B ▲ +46.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Novo Nordisk Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 10,569 $2.6B
2023 3 12,133 $3.3B
2024 3 13,565 $3.8B

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Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Novo Nordisk Inc. 40…JPMorgan Chase 401(k…Verizon Savings Plan…Johnson and Johnson …Pfizer Savings PlanErnst & Young Retire…
Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan

Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 5,770 participants (0.014% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $306,621 per participant (2.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$226M.

This plan identity (EIN 061061602, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.8B to $2.5B (+43.5%) while covered participants moved from 5,770 to 7,904 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,770 $1.8B This page
2023 6,993 $2.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 7,904 $2.5B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.3% during 2022, from $2.0B to $1.8B. Reported net income was -$226M.
How have Novo Nordisk Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Novo Nordisk Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 47.0%, from $2.6B to $3.8B.
Where does Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fox Savings Plan in NY ($1.8B, 9,063 participants).

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