401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $644M
- Total assets
- 772
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $834,461
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America · New York · Finance & Insurance
$644M in assets, 772 participants
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan reported $644M in total assets and 772 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #8,961 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
Where Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan sits by assets
Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $644M for 772 participants (~$834,461/participant), down 21.7% in 2022.
- $644M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 772
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $834,461
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $178M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan outranks 98% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 6.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $822M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $644M |
| Net Income | -$178M |
| Employer EIN | 135123390 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1968-08-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 13,971 | $3.7B |
| 2023 | 5 | 13,791 | $3.9B |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,888 | $4.0B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
- IBM 401 (K) Plus Plan $53.4B · 56,376
- Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan $16.4B · 42,924
- The Pepsico Savings Plan $12.1B · 129,846
- Deloitte 401(k) Plan $11.0B · 74,687
- The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan $9.7B · 22,650
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Skyworks Solutions Savings and Retirement 401(k) Plan (MA) $645M · 2,602
- Hilltop Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan (TX) $645M · 4,949
- Pay Deferral and Savings Plan of Hines Interests Limited Partnership (TX) $645M · 2,802
- Hanesbrands Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (NC) $642M · 6,504
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- The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's sponsor-wide assets have grown 10.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans