401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bank of the West 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
9,313
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$144,480
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Bank of the West · California · Finance & Insurance

$1.3B in assets, 9,313 participants

Bank of the West's Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 9,313 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.

  • #9,105 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in California

Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan covers 9,313 participants in California, 15x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

#9,105
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-14.9%
assets change YoY
14×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $236M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,345,540,265 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

Bank of the West 401(k) 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. Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (9,313 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 940475440 · Bank of the West PY 2022 · 401(k)

Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan · $1.3B · 9,313 · 99th

  • VS-ST $1.3B
  • VS-ST 9,313
  • VS-ST 99th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Foley & Lardner LLP Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #9105

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 California →

Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bank of the West 401(k) Savings PlanBank of the West 401(k) Savi…$1.3BFoley & Lardner LLP Defined Contribution Retirement PlanFoley & Lardner LLP Defined …$1.3BAdvance 401(k) Plan$1.3BNov Inc. 401(k) Plan$1.3BEmcor Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanEmcor Group, Inc. 401(k) Sav…$1.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income-$236M
Employer EIN940475440
Plan Effective Date2016-12-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bank of the West)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bank of the West plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2023 filing year
$0B$0.5B$1B$1.5B$2B 20222023 $1.69B $0B ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 11,078 $1.7B
2023 2 10,957 N/A

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.345540265 · Participants: 9313Bank of the West 401(k) Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Foley & Lardner LLP Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in WI ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Towne Park 401(k) Plan in PA (9,316 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,313 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 Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.9% during 2022, from $1.6B to $1.3B. Reported net income was -$236M.
Where does Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bank of the West 401(k) 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 Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Foley & Lardner LLP Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in WI ($1.3B, 2,039 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bank of the West 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Towne Park 401(k) Plan in PA (9,316 participants, $12M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 940475440.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.