401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Basf Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $5.7B
- Total assets
- 13,152
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $433,935
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Basf Corporation Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Basf Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing
$5.7B in assets, 13,152 participants
Basf Corporation's Basf Corporation Retirement Savings Plan reported $5.7B in total assets and 13,152 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 139,126 plans)
- #20,514 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Basf Corporation Retirement Savings Plan covers 13,152 participants in New Jersey, 16x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $5.7B.
- $5.7B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 13,152
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $433,935
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.2B 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 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Basf Corporation Retirement Savings Plan reports 13,152 participants - 16x that state average ($5.7B EOY assets).
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $6.9B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $5.7B |
| Net Income | -$1.2B |
| Employer EIN | 161090809 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2007-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Basf Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 19,158 | $8.1B |
| 2023 | 4 | 17,798 | $8.4B |
| 2024 | 4 | 15,945 | $8.6B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Basf Corporation Retirement Savings 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 Basf Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
Basf Corporation Retirement Savings Plan reports $5.7B in end-of-year assets across 13,152 participants (0.046% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $433,935 per participant (3.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.2B.
This plan identity (EIN 161090809, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $5.7B to $6.3B (+11.2%) while covered participants moved from 13,152 to 11,317 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,152 | $5.7B | This page |
| 2023 | 12,806 | $6.0B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 11,317 | $6.3B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Basf Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (401(k), $6.3B, 11,317 participants)
- Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.6B, 2,805 participants)
- Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $352M, 449 participants)
- Basf Corporation Bargaining Unit Savings Plan (401(k), $336M, 1,374 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Basf Corporation Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Kaiser Permanente Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan II (CA) $5.7B · 39,137
- Salesforce 401(k) Plan (CA) $5.7B · 39,662
- Providence Health & Services 403(b) Value Plan (WA) $5.7B · 63,476
- Marsh & Mclennan Companies 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan (NY) $5.8B · 18,458
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Basf Corporation Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Basf Corporation Retirement Savings 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
- Basf Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 6.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans