401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cadence Design Systems Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,101
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$471,503
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cadence Design Systems Inc · California · Manufacturing

$1.5B in assets, 3,101 participants

Cadence Design Systems Inc's Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $1.5B in total assets and 3,101 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.

  • #20,302 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in California

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 3,101 participants in California, 4.9x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.

#20,302
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-18.7%
assets change YoY
15×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $335M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,462,132,101 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

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan'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. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,101 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 770148231 · Cadence Design Systems Inc PY 2022 · 401(k)

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $1.5B · 3,101 · 99th

  • BOOK $1.5B
  • VS-ST 3,101
  • BOY 99th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Sedgwick 401(k) Savings Plan
  • PART ind #20302

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sedgwick 401(k) Savings Plan$1.5BDassault Systemes Employee Savings Plan PlusDassault Systemes Employee S…$1.5BDover Corporation Retirement Savings PlanDover Corporation Retirement…$1.5BConagra Brands Retirement Income Savings PlanConagra Brands Retirement In…$1.5BCadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) PlanCadence Design Systems, Inc.…$1.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income-$335M
Employer EIN770148231
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cadence Design Systems Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cadence Design Systems Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.1B 43.08409825412895% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.46B $2.09B ▲ +43.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,101 $1.5B
2023 1 3,437 $1.8B
2024 1 3,690 $2.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.462132101 · Participants: 3101Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sedgwick 401(k) Savings Plan in TN ($1.5B); by covered participants it is Engie 401(k) Plan in TX (3,101 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,101 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 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 18.7% during 2022, from $1.8B to $1.5B. Reported net income was -$335M.
How have Cadence Design Systems Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cadence Design Systems Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 43.1%, from $1.5B to $2.1B.
Where does Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) 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 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sedgwick 401(k) Savings Plan in TN ($1.5B, 23,471 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Engie 401(k) Plan in TX (3,101 participants, $405M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 770148231.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.