401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $6.4B
- Total assets
- 25,696
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $248,549
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0 · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing
$6.4B in assets, 25,696 participants
General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0 reported $6.4B in total assets and 25,696 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #20,552 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0 covers 25,696 participants in Virginia, 33x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~781 per filing). Assets: $6.4B.
- $6.4B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 25,696
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $248,549
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $671M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 781 participants across 3,490 plans. General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0 reports 25,696 participants - 33x that state average ($6.4B EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $6.4B |
| Net Income | -$671M |
| Employer EIN | 131673581 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2016-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (General Dynamics Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 107,750 | $29.9B |
| 2023 | 14 | 115,717 | $32.7B |
| 2024 | 11 | 111,719 | $33.4B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0 vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
- Northrop Grumman Savings Plan $32.6B · 92,420
- 401(k) Pension Plan $13.0B · 61,481
- General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 $9.6B · 36,822
- Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan $8.7B · 26,125
- Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan $8.2B · 31,556
Scale composition for General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0 reports $6.4B in end-of-year assets across 25,696 participants (0.055% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.029% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $248,549 per participant (1.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$671M.
This plan identity (EIN 131673581, plan #068) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $6.4B to $7.9B (+23.9%) while covered participants moved from 25,696 to 27,525 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25,696 | $6.4B | This page |
| 2023 | 31,038 | $7.3B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 27,525 | $7.9B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 (401(k), $12.4B, 49,414 participants)
- General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Qaca Plan (401(k), $7.9B, 27,525 participants)
- General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat and Mission Systems) (Defined Benefit (Pension), $4.1B, 7,035 participants)
- General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Government) (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.7B, 2,990 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0 by total assets, not by location.
- Sap America, Inc. 401(k) Plan (PA) $6.4B · 18,910
- Insperity 401(k) Plan (TX) $6.4B · 148,363
- Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan (OH) $6.4B · 17,666
- Humana Retirement Savings Plan (KY) $6.4B · 44,930
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0's numbers.
- By total assets, General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 4.0 ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- General Dynamics Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 12.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans