Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Prudential Insurance Company of America Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$12.3B
Total assets
17,538
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$700,040
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Prudential Insurance Company of America · New Jersey · Finance & Insurance

$12.3B in assets, 17,538 participants

The Prudential Insurance Company of America's The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan reported $12.3B in total assets and 17,538 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)
  • #9,258 in Finance & Insurance (9,267 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan covers 17,538 participants in New Jersey, 20x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~865 per filing). Assets: $12.3B.

$12.3B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
17,538
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$700,040
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $1.5B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 865 participants across 3,927 plans. The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan reports 17,538 participants - 20x that state average ($12.3B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$8.8B
Net Income-$1.5B
Employer EIN221211670
Plan Effective Date1941-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Prudential Insurance Company of America)

$22B$22.5B$23B 202220232024 $22.1B $22.8B ▲ +3.1%
Total plan assets by year, all The Prudential Insurance Company of America plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 35,299 $22.1B
2023 2 32,551 $22.7B
2024 2 33,918 $22.8B

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The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 10121416182022 Total assets ($B) Participants The Prudential Merge…Retirement Plan of J…JPMorgan Chase Retir…Nokia Retirement Inc…Verizon Pension Plan…Pfizer Consolidated …
The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan

The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan reports $12.3B in end-of-year assets across 17,538 participants (0.11% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $700,040 per participant (5.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.5B.

This plan identity (EIN 221211670, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $12.3B to $12.0B (-2.1%) while covered participants moved from 17,538 to 16,233 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 17,538 $12.3B This page
2023 16,230 $12.2B Open filing
2024 · index core 16,233 $12.0B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 16.6% during 2022, from $14.7B to $12.3B. Reported net income was -$1.5B.
How have The Prudential Insurance Company of America plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Prudential Insurance Company of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.1%, from $22.1B to $22.8B.
Where does The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension and Retirement Plan in DE ($12.3B, 2,875 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey. Compare plans
  • The Prudential Insurance Company of America's sponsor-wide assets have grown 3.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans