401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$896M
Total assets Above avg plan size
6,253
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$143,334
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program · Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee · Tennessee · Finance & Insurance

$896M in assets, 6,253 participants

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee's Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program reported $896M in total assets and 6,253 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.

  • #9,041 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program covers 6,253 participants in Tennessee, 5.6x the typical Tennessee plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $896M.

#9,041
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-15.9%
assets change YoY
9.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $170M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program's outsized position by total assets

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$896,267,961 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 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 2022

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program lands in the large band (6,253 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 620427913 · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee PY 2022 · 401(k)

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program · $896M · 6,253 · 99th

  • BOY $896M
  • SCH 6,253
  • EBSA 99th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #9041

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program in the asset neighbourhood

Pultegroup, Inc. 401(k) Plan$898MSoutheastern Freight Lines Retirement Savings ProgramSoutheastern Freight Lines R…$897MBluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings ProgramBluecross Blueshield of Tenn…$896MClean Harbors Savings and Retirement PlanClean Harbors Savings and Re…$896MHni Corporation Profit-Sharing Retirement PlanHni Corporation Profit-Shari…$895M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$896M
Net Income-$170M
Employer EIN620427913
Plan Effective Date1991-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 30.412639338132735% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $0.97B $1.26B ▲ +29.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,827 $969M
2023 1 6,244 $1.1B
2024 1 6,596 $1.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Tennessee

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

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 0.896267961 · Participants: 6253Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings ProgramFedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.031401128 · Participants: 220835Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings PlanHca 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.669830548 · Participants: 280576Hca 401(k) PlanInternational Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.178827147 · Participants: 11839International Paper Company Salaried Savings PlanFederal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.035859621 · Participants: 5305Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings PlanChs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.015461486 · Participants: 62485Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program reports $896M in end-of-year assets across 6,253 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $143,334 per participant (1.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$170M.

This plan identity (EIN 620427913, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $896M to $1.3B (+41.0%) while covered participants moved from 6,253 to 6,596 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,253 $896M This page
2023 6,244 $1.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 6,596 $1.3B Open filing

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

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan in MA ($896M); by covered participants it is Lpl Financial LLC Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in SC (6,251 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($896M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,253 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program assets move in 2022? ▼
Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program declined sharply - down 15.9% during 2022, from $1.1B to $896M. Reported net income was -$170M.
How have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee's sponsor-wide assets grew 30.4%, from $969M to $1.3B.
Where does Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program 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 Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan in MA ($896M, 14,911 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lpl Financial LLC Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in SC (6,251 participants, $563M in assets).