401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Transamerica Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
7,262
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$291,388
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Transamerica Corporation · Iowa · Finance & Insurance

$2.1B in assets, 7,262 participants

Transamerica Corporation's Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 7,262 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.

  • #9,155 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 7,262 participants in Iowa, 12x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.

#9,155
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-17.4%
assets change YoY
21×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $450M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,116,061,137 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

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (7,262 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 421484983 · Transamerica Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $2.1B · 7,262 · 99th

  • IND $2.1B
  • EOY 7,262
  • 5500 99th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions
  • EIN ind #9155

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retireme…$2.1BPentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial InstitutionsPentegra Defined Contributio…$2.1BStanley Black & Decker Retirement Account PlanStanley Black & Decker Retir…$2.1BThe Pearson Retirement Plan$2.1BThe Magna Group of Companies Retirement Savings PlansThe Magna Group of Companies…$2.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.1B
Net Income-$450M
Employer EIN421484983
Plan Effective Date1981-01-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Transamerica Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Transamerica Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5.1B 16.767872517215213% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4B$4.5B$5B$5.5B 202220232024 $4.35B $5.08B ▲ +16.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 14,051 $4.3B
2023 3 13,518 $4.7B
2024 6 27,681 $5.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 1234 Total assets ($B) Participants Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.116061137 · Participants: 7262Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.613396259 · Participants: 12201The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.684422851 · Participants: 28603Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.447514997 · Participants: 59826The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.275604074 · Participants: 13793The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.286079186 · Participants: 4986Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan
Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $2.1B in end-of-year assets across 7,262 participants (0.017% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $291,388 per participant (2.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$450M.

This plan identity (EIN 421484983, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.1B to $2.7B (+28.6%) while covered participants moved from 7,262 to 8,059 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,262 $2.1B This page
2023 6,999 $2.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 8,059 $2.7B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions in NY ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Centurion 401(k) Savings Plan in VA (7,260 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,262 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 Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 17.4% during 2022, from $2.6B to $2.1B. Reported net income was -$450M.
How have Transamerica Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Transamerica Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.8%, from $4.3B to $5.1B.
Where does Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Transamerica 401(k) 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 Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions in NY ($2.1B, 18,103 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Centurion 401(k) Savings Plan in VA (7,260 participants, $121M in assets).