401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

General Atomics 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
12,430
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$160,189
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by General Atomics · California · Professional & Technical Services

$2.0B in assets, 12,430 participants

General Atomics's General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $2.0B in total assets and 12,430 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.

  • #21,495 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in California

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 12,430 participants in California, 20x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $2.0B.

#21,495
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-15.6%
assets change YoY
20×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $365M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,991,148,045 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

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (12,430 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 953735102 · General Atomics PY 2022 · 401(k)

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $2.0B · 12,430 · 99th

  • EIN $2.0B
  • RANK 12,430
  • PHOTO 99th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Avangrid Union 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #21495

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wood 401(k) Plan$2.0BGeneral Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGeneral Atomics 401(k) Retir…$2.0BAvangrid Union 401(k) Plan$2.0BAT&T Savings and Security PlanAT&T Savings and Security Pl…$2.0BBurlington Northern Santa Fe Investment and Retirement PlanBurlington Northern Santa Fe…$2.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income-$365M
Employer EIN953735102
Plan Effective Date1967-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Atomics)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Atomics plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.8B 36.68831498821244% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.78B $3.8B ▲ +36.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 24,919 $2.8B
2023 2 24,141 $3.3B
2024 2 24,200 $3.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.991148045 · Participants: 12430General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $2.0B in end-of-year assets across 12,430 participants (0.016% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $160,189 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$365M.

This plan identity (EIN 953735102, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.0B to $2.8B (+39.0%) while covered participants moved from 12,430 to 12,242 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,430 $2.0B This page
2023 12,056 $2.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 12,242 $2.8B Open filing

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

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Avangrid Union 401(k) Plan in CT ($2.0B); by covered participants it is State Street Salary Savings Program in MA (12,421 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12,430 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 General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 15.6% during 2022, from $2.4B to $2.0B. Reported net income was -$365M.
How have General Atomics plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Atomics's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.7%, from $2.8B to $3.8B.
Where does General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan 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 General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Avangrid Union 401(k) Plan in CT ($2.0B, 3,640 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is State Street Salary Savings Program in MA (12,421 participants, $4.8B in assets).