Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Novo Nordisk Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.0B
Total assets
5,135
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$200,619
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan · Sponsored by Novo Nordisk Inc · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$1.0B in assets, 5,135 participants

Novo Nordisk Inc's Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan reported $1.0B in total assets and 5,135 participants in its 2023 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 127,072 plans)
  • #18,280 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan covers 5,135 participants in New Jersey, 6.1x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

$1.0B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
5,135
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$200,619
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan reported net income rose from -$87M in the plan year 2022 filing to $248M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan end-of-year assets rose from $782M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan reported participants rose from 4,794 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,135 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan reports 5,135 participants - 6.1x that state average ($1.0B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$782M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.0B
Net Income$248M
Employer EIN061061602
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Novo Nordisk Inc)

$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.56B $3.76B ▲ +46.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Novo Nordisk Inc plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 10,569 $2.6B
2023 3 12,133 $3.3B
2024 3 13,565 $3.8B

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Scale composition for Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan

Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan reports $1.0B in end-of-year assets across 5,135 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.005% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $200,619 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $248M.

This plan identity (EIN 061061602, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $782M to $1.2B (+55.1%) while covered participants moved from 4,794 to 5,655 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 4,794 $782M Open filing
2023 5,135 $1.0B This page
2024 · index core 5,655 $1.2B Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan assets move in 2023?
Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan surged - up 31.7% during 2023, from $782M to $1.0B. Reported net income was $248M.
How have Novo Nordisk Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Novo Nordisk Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 47.0%, from $2.6B to $3.8B.
Where does Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Advocate Aurora Health Pension Plan in IL ($1.0B, 11,955 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey. Compare plans
  • Novo Nordisk Inc's sponsor-wide assets have grown 47.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans