401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11.2B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
400,422
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$28,013
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Target Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Target Corporation · Minnesota · Retail Trade

$11.2B in assets, 400,422 participants

Target Corporation's Target Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $11.2B in total assets and 400,422 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.

  • #9,514 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan covers 400,422 participants in Minnesota, 356x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $11.2B.

#9,514
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-19.5%
assets change YoY
113×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2.7B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,216,824,857 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Target Corporation 401(k) 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. Target Corporation 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (400,422 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410215170 · Target Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan · $11.2B · 400,422 · 100th

  • TYPE $11.2B
  • NET 400,422
  • BOOK 100th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near UPS 401 (K) Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #9514

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan…$11.5BCigna 401(k) Plan$11.5BUPS 401 (K) Savings Plan$11.3BTarget Corporation 401(k) PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Pl…$11.2BDeloitte 401(k) Plan$11.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Target Corporation 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$11.2B
Net Income-$2.7B
Employer EIN410215170
Plan Effective Date1967-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Target Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Target Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17.7B 21.771231214917268% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14B$15B$16B$17B$18B$19B 202220232024 $14.6B $17.7B ▲ +21.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 450,937 $14.6B
2023 3 478,341 $16.6B
2024 3 451,375 $17.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000400000500000 5101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Target Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.216824857 · Participants: 400422Target Corporation 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.576379778 · Participants: 176886Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan), Total assets ($B): 12.198295 · Participants: 38825Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan)3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.138527656 · Participants: 371593M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.266408521 · Participants: 67646U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings PlanThe Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.006757796 · Participants: 27710The Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan
Target Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Target Corporation 401(k) Plan

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan reports $11.2B in end-of-year assets across 400,422 participants (0.091% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.43% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $28,013 per participant (20% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$2.7B.

This plan identity (EIN 410215170, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $11.2B to $14.4B (+28.6%) while covered participants moved from 400,422 to 409,649 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 400,422 $11.2B This page
2023 432,617 $13.0B Open filing
2024 · index core 409,649 $14.4B Open filing

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

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is UPS 401 (K) Savings Plan in GA ($11.3B); by covered participants it is Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan in NY (299,256 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (400,422 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 Target Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Target Corporation 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 19.5% during 2022, from $13.9B to $11.2B. Reported net income was -$2.7B.
How have Target Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Target Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.8%, from $14.6B to $17.7B.
Where does Target Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Target Corporation 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th 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 Target Corporation 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is UPS 401 (K) Savings Plan in GA ($11.3B, 107,310 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Target Corporation 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan in NY (299,256 participants, $434M in assets).