401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.1B
- Total assets
- 11,881
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $91,346
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan · Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina · South Carolina · Finance & Insurance
$1.1B in assets, 11,881 participants
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina's Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 11,881 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #9,072 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
Coverage in South Carolina
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan covers 11,881 participants in South Carolina, 32x the typical South Carolina plan (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.
- $1.1B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 11,881
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $91,346
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $239M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Where Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan sits by total assets
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$1,085,276,125 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Participants vs South Carolina filers
In South Carolina, the average filing covers about 369 participants across 1,490 plans. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan reports 11,881 participants - 32x that state average ($1.1B EOY assets).
South Carolina filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.1B |
| Net Income | -$239M |
| Employer EIN | 570287419 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1983-01-26 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 16,530 | $2.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 15,692 | $2.5B |
| 2024 | 2 | 15,965 | $2.7B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
- Michelin 401(k) Savings Plan $3.6B · 13,708
- The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan $2.2B · 7,829
- Sonoco Retirement & Savings Plan $1.2B · 9,714
- The Milliken Retirement Plan $1.2B · 6,185
- Southeastern Freight Lines Retirement Savings Program $897M · 8,671
Scale composition for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan reports $1.1B in end-of-year assets across 11,881 participants (0.009% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $91,346 per participant (66% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$239M.
This plan identity (EIN 570287419, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.1B to $1.5B (+34.6%) while covered participants moved from 11,881 to 11,878 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,881 | $1.1B | This page |
| 2023 | 11,348 | $1.3B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 11,878 | $1.5B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan (401(k), $1.5B, 11,878 participants)
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbssc (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.2B, 4,087 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Ropes & Gray LLP Retirement Savings Plan (MA) $1.1B · 2,656
- Globalfoundries U. S. Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) $1.1B · 6,592
- Cliftonlarsonallen LLP 401(k) Retirement Plan (MN) $1.1B · 6,789
- Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (OR) $1.1B · 4,410
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans