401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Aldi Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
46,196
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$29,474
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Aldi Inc. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$1.4B in assets, 46,196 participants

Aldi Inc.'s Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.4B in total assets and 46,196 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.

  • #9,473 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan covers 46,196 participants in Illinois, 59x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.

#9,473
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-12.7%
assets change YoY
14×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $198M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,361,600,027 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

Aldi Inc. 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. Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (46,196 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 421051659 · Aldi Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · $1.4B · 46,196 · 99th

  • EIN $1.4B
  • EIN 46,196
  • EIN 99th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near The Sci 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • EIN ind #9473

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.4B
Net Income-$198M
Employer EIN421051659
Plan Effective Date1986-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Aldi Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Aldi Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.1B 51.56560613082303% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.5B$2B$2.5B 202220232024 $1.36B $2.06B ▲ +51.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 46,196 $1.4B
2023 1 48,209 $1.7B
2024 1 48,035 $2.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.361600027 · Participants: 46196Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reports $1.4B in end-of-year assets across 46,196 participants (0.011% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.049% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $29,474 per participant (21% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$198M.

This plan identity (EIN 421051659, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $2.1B (+51.6%) while covered participants moved from 46,196 to 48,035 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 46,196 $1.4B This page
2023 48,209 $1.7B Open filing
2024 · index core 48,035 $2.1B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Sci 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($1.4B); by covered participants it is Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 401(k) Savings Plan in NC (46,162 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (46,196 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 Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.7% during 2022, from $1.6B to $1.4B. Reported net income was -$198M.
How have Aldi Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aldi Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 51.6%, from $1.4B to $2.1B.
Where does Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Aldi Inc. 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 Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Sci 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in TX ($1.4B, 20,392 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 401(k) Savings Plan in NC (46,162 participants, $3.7B in assets).