401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $359M
- Total assets
- 2,401
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $149,456
- Avg per participant
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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #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.
- $359M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 2,401
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $149,456
- avg assets per participant
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.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan reports 2,401 participants - 3.0x that state average ($359M EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $439M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $359M |
| Net Income | -$81M |
| Employer EIN | 135123390 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1970-10-01 |
| 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 Cooperative Investment 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 Cooperative Investment Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Venetian Las Vegas Gaming, LLC 401(k) Plan (NV) $359M · 8,022
- Instrumentation Laboratory Savings Plan (MA) $359M · 1,946
- Logan Health Retirement Savings Plan (MT) $359M · 4,055
- Hp Hood LLC Retirement Savings Plan (MA) $359M · 2,949
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New York. Compare plans
- 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