401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Mars, Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$981M
Total assets Above avg plan size
35,204
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$27,860
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Mars, Incorporated · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$981M in assets, 35,204 participants

Mars, Incorporated's Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan reported $981M in total assets and 35,204 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #20,189 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan covers 35,204 participants in New Jersey, 42x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $981M.

#20,189
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-7.9%
assets change YoY
9.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $79M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$980,773,707 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan is a mega filing (35,204 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 221594774 · Mars, Incorporated PY 2022 · 401(k)

Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan · $981M · 35,204 · 99th

  • PHOTO $981M
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  • PHOTO near Erie Insurance Group Employee Savings Plan
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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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Waters Employee Investment PlanThe Waters Employee Investme…$982MMars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings PlanMars Veterinary Health 401(k…$981MErie Insurance Group Employee Savings PlanErie Insurance Group Employe…$980MRollins 401(k) Savings Plan$980MCooley LLP Salary Deferral and Profit Sharing PlanCooley LLP Salary Deferral a…$979M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$976M
Net Income-$79M
Employer EIN221594774
Plan Effective Date2019-08-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mars, Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mars, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11.7B 22.9945575884106% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9B$10B$11B$12B 202220232024 $9.47B $11.7B ▲ +23.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 60,183 $9.5B
2023 5 58,554 $11.0B
2024 5 59,490 $11.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.980773707 · Participants: 35204Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.787229834 · Participants: 168280JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 25.16607858 · Participants: 76788Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.189900271 · Participants: 43271Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.828820505 · Participants: 27796Pfizer Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.40459021 · Participants: 52975Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan

Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan reports $981M in end-of-year assets across 35,204 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.037% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $27,860 per participant (20% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$79M.

This plan identity (EIN 221594774, plan #008) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $981M to $2.6B (+160.6%) while covered participants moved from 35,204 to 33,476 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 35,204 $981M This page
2023 33,604 $2.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 33,476 $2.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Erie Insurance Group Employee Savings Plan in PA ($980M); by covered participants it is Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Savings & Protection Plan in CA (35,205 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($981M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (35,204 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 Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.9% during 2022, from $1.1B to $981M. Reported net income was -$79M.
How have Mars, Incorporated plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mars, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.0%, from $9.5B to $11.7B.
Where does Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Erie Insurance Group Employee Savings Plan in PA ($980M, 5,811 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Savings & Protection Plan in CA (35,205 participants, $18M in assets).