401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Bae Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $8.2B
- Total assets
- 31,556
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $260,901
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan · Sponsored by Bae Systems, Inc. · Virginia · Manufacturing
$8.2B in assets, 31,556 participants
Bae Systems, Inc.'s Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan reported $8.2B in total assets and 31,556 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #20,568 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan covers 31,556 participants in Virginia, 40x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~781 per filing). Assets: $8.2B.
- $8.2B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 31,556
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $260,901
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.8B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 781 participants across 3,490 plans. Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan reports 31,556 participants - 40x that state average ($8.2B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $10.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $8.2B |
| Net Income | -$1.8B |
| Employer EIN | 223537950 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bae Systems, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 39,412 | $12.4B |
| 2023 | 2 | 39,354 | $12.8B |
| 2024 | 3 | 44,583 | $14.3B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Savings Plan $32.6B · 92,420
- 401(k) Pension Plan $13.0B · 61,481
- General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 $9.6B · 36,822
- Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan $8.7B · 26,125
- Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Employees' Capital Accumulation Plan $6.6B · 32,018
Scale composition for Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan reports $8.2B in end-of-year assets across 31,556 participants (0.071% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.035% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $260,901 per participant (1.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.8B.
This plan identity (EIN 223537950, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $8.2B to $10.6B (+29.0%) while covered participants moved from 31,556 to 32,246 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31,556 | $8.2B | This page |
| 2023 | 31,681 | $9.4B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 32,246 | $10.6B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan (401(k), $10.6B, 32,246 participants)
- Bae Systems Employees' Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $3.2B, 8,058 participants)
- Bae Space & Mission Systems Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $417M, 4,279 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Marriott Retirement Savings Plan (MD) $8.3B · 82,576
- U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan (MN) $8.3B · 67,646
- Nokia Savings/401(k) Plan (NJ) $8.2B · 7,340
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan (OH) $8.3B · 44,890
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- Bae Systems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans