401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Metlife Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $7.0B
- Total assets
- 13,762
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $511,947
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Metlife 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Metlife Group, Inc. · New Jersey · Finance & Insurance
$7.0B in assets, 13,762 participants
Metlife Group, Inc.'s Metlife 401(k) Plan reported $7.0B in total assets and 13,762 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)
- #9,239 in Finance & Insurance (9,267 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Metlife 401(k) Plan covers 13,762 participants in New Jersey, 16x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~865 per filing). Assets: $7.0B.
- $7.0B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 13,762
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $511,947
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.3B 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 401(k) Plan reports 13,762 participants - 16x that state average ($7.0B EOY assets).
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $8.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $7.0B |
| Net Income | -$1.3B |
| Employer EIN | 550790010 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1970-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Metlife Group, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 25,731 | $15.0B |
| 2023 | 2 | 26,894 | $15.6B |
| 2024 | 2 | 27,980 | $16.2B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Metlife 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $36.8B · 168,280
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $25.2B · 76,788
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $21.2B · 43,271
- Pfizer Savings Plan $17.8B · 27,796
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $12.4B · 52,975
Scale composition for Metlife 401(k) Plan
Metlife 401(k) Plan reports $7.0B in end-of-year assets across 13,762 participants (0.061% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $511,947 per participant (3.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.3B.
This plan identity (EIN 550790010, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.0B to $8.3B (+18.0%) while covered participants moved from 13,762 to 14,717 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,762 | $7.0B | This page |
| 2023 | 14,594 | $7.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 14,717 | $8.3B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Metlife 401(k) Plan (401(k), $8.3B, 14,717 participants)
- Metlife Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $7.9B, 13,263 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Metlife 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan (CA) $7.0B · 19,110
- Gsk 401(k) Plan (PA) $7.0B · 14,527
- Bp Employee Savings Plan (TX) $6.9B · 8,831
- Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan (NC) $6.9B · 21,030
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Metlife 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Metlife 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New Jersey. Compare plans
- Metlife Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 8.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans