Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$2.1B
Total assets
41,604
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$51,626
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Ernst & Young U.S. LLP · New Jersey · Professional & Technical Services

$2.1B in assets, 41,604 participants

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 41,604 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 139,258 plans)
  • #21,514 in Professional & Technical Services (21,577 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan covers 41,604 participants in New Jersey, 48x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~865 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.

$2.1B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
41,604
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$51,626
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $249M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 865 participants across 3,927 plans. Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reports 41,604 participants - 48x that state average ($2.1B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.1B
Net Income-$249M
Employer EIN346565596
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ernst & Young U.S. LLP)

$22B$24B$26B$28B$30B 202220232024 $22.7B $28.5B ▲ +25.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Ernst & Young U.S. LLP plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 100,421 $22.7B
2023 5 110,953 $25.5B
2024 5 111,083 $28.5B

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Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

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Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan

Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reports $2.1B in end-of-year assets across 41,604 participants (0.018% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.046% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $51,626 per participant (38% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$249M.

This plan identity (EIN 346565596, plan #111) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.1B to $2.4B (+12.0%) while covered participants moved from 41,604 to 48,793 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 41,604 $2.1B This page
2023 45,954 $2.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 48,793 $2.4B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 16.3% during 2022, from $2.6B to $2.1B. Reported net income was -$249M.
How have Ernst & Young U.S. LLP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $22.7B to $28.5B.
Where does Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ohio Carpenters' Pension Plan in MI ($2.1B, 10,024 participants).

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