401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
American Electric Power Service Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $4.7B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 16,985
- Participants Very large workforce
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $275,147
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by American Electric Power Service Corporation · Ohio · Utilities
$4.7B in assets, 16,985 participants
American Electric Power Service Corporation's Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported $4.7B in total assets and 16,985 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.
- #720 in Utilities (738 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan covers 16,985 participants in Ohio, 22x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $4.7B.
- #720
- in Utilities (738 peers)
- -19.1%
- assets change YoY
- 47×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $1.0B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$4,673,367,549 Highest reported value at or above every one of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Aep Retirement Savings 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. Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (16,985 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 134922641 · American Electric Power Service Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)
Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · $4.7B · 16,985 · 100th
- BOY $4.7B
- SCH 16,985
- EBSA 100th
- PART 401(k)
- TYPE near Deseret 401(k) Plan
- NET ind #720
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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →
Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $5.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4.7B |
| Net Income | -$1.0B |
| Employer EIN | 134922641 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1978-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (American Electric Power Service Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All American Electric Power Service Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $9.3B 1.1984019481086186% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 32,822 | $9.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 32,886 | $9.6B |
| 2024 | 2 | 33,604 | $9.3B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan $8.3B · 44,890
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $7.6B · 50,299
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $7.3B · 116,133
- Nationwide Savings Plan $6.7B · 24,278
- Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan $6.4B · 17,666
Scale composition for Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan
Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reports $4.7B in end-of-year assets across 16,985 participants (0.038% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.018% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $275,147 per participant (2.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.0B.
This plan identity (EIN 134922641, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.7B to $5.2B (+11.2%) while covered participants moved from 16,985 to 17,531 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16,985 | $4.7B | This page |
| 2023 | 17,291 | $5.2B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 17,531 | $5.2B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan (401(k), $5.2B, 17,531 participants)
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $4.1B, 16,073 participants)
Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Deseret 401(k) Plan in UT ($4.7B); by covered participants it is Medical Solutions 401(k) Plan in NE (17,002 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4.7B here).
- Deseret 401(k) Plan (UT) $4.7B · 23,455
- Bd 401(k) Plan (NJ) $4.7B · 24,483
- The 401(k) Plan for Permanente Medical Groups (CA) $4.7B · 17,255
- McKesson Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (TX) $4.6B · 26,812
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (16,985 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Medical Solutions 401(k) Plan (NE) 17,002 · 17 off
- Roa 401(k) Plan (GA) 16,960 · 25 off
- Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan (TN) 16,954 · 31 off
- Trane Technologies Employee Savings Plan (Esp) (NC) 17,017 · 32 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.