401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

John Hancock Life Insurance Company U.S.a 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
5,050
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$380,170
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees · Sponsored by John Hancock Life Insurance Company U.S.a · Massachusetts · Finance & Insurance

$1.9B in assets, 5,050 participants

John Hancock Life Insurance Company U.S.a's The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees reported $1.9B in total assets and 5,050 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.

  • #9,143 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees covers 5,050 participants in Massachusetts, 7.7x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.

#9,143
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-16.9%
assets change YoY
19×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $392M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees's outsized position by total assets

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,919,857,159 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

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees lands in the large band (5,050 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 010233346 · John Hancock Life Insurance Company U.S.a PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees · $1.9B · 5,050 · 99th

  • VS-ST $1.9B
  • BOY 5,050
  • SCH 99th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Raymond James Financial, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #9143

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees in the asset neighbourhood

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock EmployeesThe Investment-Incentive Pla…$1.9BRaymond James Financial, Inc. 401(k) PlanRaymond James Financial, Inc…$1.9BFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation ProgramFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employ…$1.9BKirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings PlanKirkland & Ellis LLP Defined…$1.9BUS Foods 401(k) Plan$1.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income-$392M
Employer EIN010233346
Plan Effective Date1968-09-09
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (John Hancock Life Insurance Company U.S.a)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All John Hancock Life Insurance Company U.S.a plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.5B 24.761722113384444% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B 202220232024 $2.02B $2.53B ▲ +25.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,094 $2.0B
2023 2 5,206 $2.3B
2024 2 5,080 $2.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees, Total assets ($B): 1.919857159 · Participants: 5050The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock EmployeesFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees reports $1.9B in end-of-year assets across 5,050 participants (0.016% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.005% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $380,170 per participant (2.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$392M.

This plan identity (EIN 010233346, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.9B to $2.4B (+25.5%) while covered participants moved from 5,050 to 5,046 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,050 $1.9B This page
2023 5,164 $2.2B Open filing
2024 · index core 5,046 $2.4B Open filing

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

The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Raymond James Financial, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Atrium Staffing 401(k) Plan in PA (5,050 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,050 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 The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees declined sharply - down 16.9% during 2022, from $2.3B to $1.9B. Reported net income was -$392M.
How have John Hancock Life Insurance Company U.S.a plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), John Hancock Life Insurance Company U.S.a's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.8%, from $2.0B to $2.5B.
Where does The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees 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 The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Raymond James Financial, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL ($1.9B, 13,402 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock Employees? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Atrium Staffing 401(k) Plan in PA (5,050 participants, $18M in assets).