401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$359M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,401
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$149,456
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan · Sponsored by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America · New York · Finance & Insurance

$359M in assets, 2,401 participants

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan reported $359M in total assets and 2,401 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #8,802 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in New York

Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan covers 2,401 participants in New York, 3.0x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $359M.

#8,802
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-18.3%
assets change YoY
3.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $81M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$358,844,274 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 Cooperative Investment 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. Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan lands in the large band (2,401 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

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

Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan · $359M · 2,401 · 97th

  • EIN $359M
  • RANK 2,401
  • PHOTO 97th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Venetian Las Vegas Gaming, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #8802

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 Cooperative Investment Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$439M
Net Assets (End of Year)$359M
Net Income-$81M
Employer EIN135123390
Plan Effective Date1970-10-01
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 Cooperative Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.358844274 · Participants: 2401Guardian Cooperative Investment 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 Cooperative Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Venetian Las Vegas Gaming, LLC 401(k) Plan in NV ($359M); by covered participants it is The Service Companies 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in FL (2,400 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($359M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,401 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 Cooperative Investment Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan declined sharply - down 18.3% during 2022, from $439M to $359M. Reported net income was -$81M.
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 Cooperative Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Cooperative Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Venetian Las Vegas Gaming, LLC 401(k) Plan in NV ($359M, 8,022 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Service Companies 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in FL (2,400 participants, $3M 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.