Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Metlife Group, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$7.9B
Total assets
11,969
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$663,028
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Metlife Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Metlife Group, Inc. · New Jersey · Finance & Insurance

$7.9B in assets, 11,969 participants

Metlife Group, Inc.'s Metlife Retirement Plan reported $7.9B in total assets and 11,969 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)
  • #9,244 in Finance & Insurance (9,267 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Metlife Retirement Plan covers 11,969 participants in New Jersey, 14x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~865 per filing). Assets: $7.9B.

$7.9B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
11,969
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$663,028
avg assets per participant

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.

Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 865 participants across 3,927 plans. Metlife Retirement Plan reports 11,969 participants - 14x that state average ($7.9B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$7.8B
Net Income-$2.7B
Employer EIN550790010
Plan Effective Date1928-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Metlife Group, Inc.)

$14.5B$15B$15.5B$16B$16.5B 202220232024 $15B $16.2B ▲ +8.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Metlife Group, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 25,731 $15.0B
2023 2 26,894 $15.6B
2024 2 27,980 $16.2B

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

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

Scale composition for Metlife Retirement Plan

Metlife Retirement Plan reports $7.9B in end-of-year assets across 11,969 participants (0.068% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $663,028 per participant (4.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$2.7B.

This plan identity (EIN 550790010, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.9B to $7.9B (-0.3%) while covered participants moved from 11,969 to 13,263 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,969 $7.9B This page
2023 12,300 $7.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 13,263 $7.9B 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 Metlife Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Metlife Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Metlife Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 27.0% during 2022, from $10.9B to $7.9B. Reported net income was -$2.7B.
How have Metlife Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Metlife Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 8.3%, from $15.0B to $16.2B.
Where does Metlife Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Metlife 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 Metlife Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund in IL ($8.0B, 20,170 participants).

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