401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$205M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,596
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$128,469
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City · Missouri · Finance & Insurance

$205M in assets, 1,596 participants

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City's Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan reported $205M in total assets and 1,596 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,584 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan covers 1,596 participants in Missouri, 2.2x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $205M.

#8,584
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-16.0%
assets change YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $39M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$205,037,249 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan'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. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,596 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 431257251 · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City PY 2022 · 401(k)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan · $205M · 1,596 · 96th

  • ASSETS $205M
  • PCT 1,596
  • EIN 96th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees
  • IND ind #8584

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 Missouri →

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nitto Americas Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanNitto Americas Inc. 401(k) R…$205MHitachi Rail Sts USA, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanHitachi Rail Sts USA, Inc. R…$205MBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) PlanBlue Cross and Blue Shield o…$205MBridgestone Americas, Inc. Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit EmployeesBridgestone Americas, Inc. S…$205MPortsmouth D&d 401(k) Savings PlanPortsmouth D&d 401(k) Saving…$205M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$244M
Net Assets (End of Year)$205M
Net Income-$39M
Employer EIN431257251
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$448M 22.617530363664564% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $365M $448M ▲ +22.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,060 $365M
2023 2 1,957 $418M
2024 2 1,861 $448M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.205037249 · Participants: 1596Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.183956862 · Participants: 18917Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.685677709 · Participants: 47923Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.500937056 · Participants: 59568Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.239485944 · Participants: 49060Centene Management Corporation Retirement PlanAnheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.061778 · Participants: 14556Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in TN ($205M); by covered participants it is Tram, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in MI (1,596 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,596 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 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.0% during 2022, from $244M to $205M. Reported net income was -$39M.
How have Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.6%, from $365M to $448M.
Where does Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in TN ($205M, 3,027 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tram, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in MI (1,596 participants, $118M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 431257251.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.