401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$644M
Total assets Above avg plan size
772
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$834,461
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#8,961
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-21.7%
assets change YoY
6.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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's outsized position by total assets

Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$644,203,606 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (772 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 135123390 · The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America PY 2022 · 401(k)

Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan · $644M · 772 · 98th

  • NET $644M
  • NET 772
  • NET 98th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Skyworks Solutions Savings and Retirement 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #8961

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 New York →

Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pay Deferral and Savings Plan of Hines Interests Limited PartnershipPay Deferral and Savings Pla…$645MHilltop Holdings Inc. 401(k) PlanHilltop Holdings Inc. 401(k)…$645MSkyworks Solutions Savings and Retirement 401(k) PlanSkyworks Solutions Savings a…$645MGuardian Life Employees Incentive Savings PlanGuardian Life Employees Ince…$644MHanesbrands Inc. Retirement Savings PlanHanesbrands Inc. Retirement …$642M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$822M
Net Assets (End of Year)$644M
Net Income-$178M
Employer EIN135123390
Plan Effective Date1968-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 10.075430106065845% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.6B$3.8B$4B$4.2B 202220232024 $3.66B $4.03B ▲ +10.1%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.644203606 · Participants: 772Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Skyworks Solutions Savings and Retirement 401(k) Plan in MA ($645M); by covered participants it is Hughston Healthcare 401(k) Plan in GA (772 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (772 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 Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan declined sharply - down 21.7% during 2022, from $822M to $644M. Reported net income was -$178M.
How have The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.1%, from $3.7B to $4.0B.
Where does Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Skyworks Solutions Savings and Retirement 401(k) Plan in MA ($645M, 2,602 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guardian Life Employees Incentive Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hughston Healthcare 401(k) Plan in GA (772 participants, $44M 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 135123390.

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.