401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
22,650
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$427,461
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$9.7B in assets, 22,650 participants

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan reported $9.7B in total assets and 22,650 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.

  • #9,248 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan covers 22,650 participants in New York, 28x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $9.7B.

#9,248
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-15.5%
assets change YoY
97×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $1.7B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,681,988,279 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

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) 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. The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (22,650 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 134019460 · The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan · $9.7B · 22,650 · 100th

  • PHOTO $9.7B
  • PHOTO 22,650
  • PHOTO 100th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0
  • PHOTO ind #9248

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 New York →

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Prudential Employee Savings PlanThe Prudential Employee Savi…$9.8BThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan$9.7BGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0General Dynamics Corporation…$9.6BDisney Savings and Investment PlanDisney Savings and Investmen…$9.6BShell Provident Fund$9.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$9.6B
Net Income-$1.7B
Employer EIN134019460
Plan Effective Date1945-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12.8B 21.692729268016535% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $10.5B $12.8B ▲ +21.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 24,232 $10.5B
2023 2 26,253 $12.3B
2024 1 23,227 $12.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 0102030405060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanDeloitte Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.486966638 · Participants: 6143Deloitte Profit Sharing Plan
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan reports $9.7B in end-of-year assets across 22,650 participants (0.079% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.024% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $427,461 per participant (3.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.7B.

This plan identity (EIN 134019460, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $9.7B to $12.8B (+32.3%) while covered participants moved from 22,650 to 23,227 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 22,650 $9.7B This page
2023 24,866 $11.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 23,227 $12.8B Open filing

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

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 in VA ($9.6B); by covered participants it is Yale-New Haven Hospital and Tax-Exempt Affliliates Retirement Savings Plan in CT (22,661 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($9.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (22,650 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 Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 15.5% during 2022, from $11.5B to $9.7B. Reported net income was -$1.7B.
How have The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.7%, from $10.5B to $12.8B.
Where does The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 in VA ($9.6B, 36,822 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Yale-New Haven Hospital and Tax-Exempt Affliliates Retirement Savings Plan in CT (22,661 participants, $743M in assets).