401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$40M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,800
Participants Above avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$14,286
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC · Ohio · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$40M in assets, 2,800 participants

Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC's The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan reported $40M in total assets and 2,800 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #2,823 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan covers 2,800 participants in Ohio, 3.7x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $40M.

#2,823
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
-8.5%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$40,001,724 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 Cleveland Guardians 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. The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,800 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 341547452 · Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan · $40M · 2,800 · 86th

  • EBSA $40M
  • EBSA 2,800
  • EBSA 86th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Apco Holdings 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #2823

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nsm Insurance Group 401(k) PlanNsm Insurance Group 401(k) P…$40MThe Cleveland Guardians 401(k) PlanThe Cleveland Guardians 401(…$40MApco Holdings 401(k) Plan$40MProfund Advisors LLC$40MBuckley Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBuckley Associates, Inc. 401…$40M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$44M
Net Assets (End of Year)$40M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN341547452
Plan Effective Date1999-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$148M 28.259626078016915% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$120M$130M$140M$150M$160M 202220232024 $115M $148M ▲ +28.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,067 $115M
2023 2 3,073 $132M
2024 2 3,208 $148M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.040001724 · Participants: 2800The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Apco Holdings 401(k) Plan in GA ($40M); by covered participants it is Holland and Knight Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL (2,800 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($40M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,800 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 Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.5% during 2022, from $44M to $40M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.3%, from $115M to $148M.
Where does The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Apco Holdings 401(k) Plan in GA ($40M, 459 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Holland and Knight Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL (2,800 participants, $1.3B 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 341547452.

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.