Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Target Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
50,515
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$66,290
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Target Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Target Corporation · Minnesota · Retail Trade

$3.3B in assets, 50,515 participants

Target Corporation's Target Corporation Pension Plan reported $3.3B in total assets and 50,515 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.

  • #9,499 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Target Corporation Pension Plan covers 50,515 participants in Minnesota, 45x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $3.3B.

#9,499
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-28.0%
assets change YoY
34×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $1.3B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Target Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Target Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,348,662,968 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 Pension 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 Pension Plan is a mega filing (50,515 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 410215170 · Target Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Target Corporation Pension Plan · $3.3B · 50,515 · 100th

  • PHOTO $3.3B
  • IND 50,515
  • EOY 100th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near New England Teamsters Pension Fund
  • PCT ind #9499

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 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pen…$3.4BCo-Op Retirement Plan$3.4BTarget Corporation Pension PlanTarget Corporation Pension P…$3.3BNew England Teamsters Pension FundNew England Teamsters Pensio…$3.3BHii Newport News Shipbuilding, Inc. Retirement PlanHii Newport News Shipbuildin…$3.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Target Corporation Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.3B
Net Income-$1.3B
Employer EIN410215170
Plan Effective Date1944-01-25
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Target Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Target Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.348662968 · Participants: 50515Target Corporation Pension Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.047885796 · Participants: 121603M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.299849315 · Participants: 66434Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.940696075 · Participants: 25144The Travelers Pension PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.73901396 · Participants: 55836U.S. Bank Pension PlanU.S. Bank Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.923297758 · Participants: 1398U.S. Bank Legacy Pension Plan
Target Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Target Corporation Pension Plan

Target Corporation Pension Plan reports $3.3B in end-of-year assets across 50,515 participants (0.027% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.054% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $66,290 per participant (48% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.3B.

This plan identity (EIN 410215170, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.3B to $3.3B (-0.9%) while covered participants moved from 50,515 to 41,726 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 50,515 $3.3B This page
2023 45,724 $3.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 41,726 $3.3B Open filing

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

Target Corporation Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is New England Teamsters Pension Fund in MA ($3.3B); by covered participants it is Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension in CA (50,493 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (50,515 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 Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Target Corporation Pension Plan declined sharply - down 28.0% during 2022, from $4.7B to $3.3B. Reported net income was -$1.3B.
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 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Target Corporation Pension 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Target Corporation Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New England Teamsters Pension Fund in MA ($3.3B, 21,757 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Target Corporation Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ufcw - Northern California Employers Joint Pension in CA (50,493 participants, $3.0B in assets).