401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Vmware, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
15,375
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$268,544
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Vmware, Inc. · California · Professional & Technical Services

$4.1B in assets, 15,375 participants

Vmware, Inc.'s Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $4.1B in total assets and 15,375 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #20,290 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in California

Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 15,375 participants in California, 24x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $4.1B.

#20,290
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+27.0%
assets growth YoY
41×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$4,128,856,617 Highest reported value at or above every one of 127,068 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 2023

Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan is a mega filing (15,375 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$504M in the plan year 2022 filing to $879M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $4.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 15,793 in the plan year 2022 filing to 15,375 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 943292913 · Vmware, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $4.1B · 15,375 · 100th

  • EIN $4.1B
  • RANK 15,375
  • PHOTO 100th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near The Principal Select Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #20290

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement PlanBnsf Railway Company Non-Sal…$4.1BDeutsche Bank Matched Savings PlanDeutsche Bank Matched Saving…$4.1BVmware Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanVmware Inc. 401(k) Savings P…$4.1BThe Principal Select Savings PlanThe Principal Select Savings…$4.1BWillis Towers Watson Savings Plan for U.S. EmployeesWillis Towers Watson Savings…$4.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.1B
Net Income$879M
Employer EIN943292913
Plan Effective Date2008-03-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vmware, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vmware, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.1B 27.04646087982529% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 20222023 $3.25B $4.13B ▲ +27.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 15,793 $3.2B
2023 2 29,722 $4.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 0204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.128856617 · Participants: 15375Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Principal Select Savings Plan in IA ($4.1B); by covered participants it is Chubb US 401(k) Plan in PA (15,407 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15,375 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 27.0% during 2023, from $3.2B to $4.1B. Reported net income was $879M.
How have Vmware, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Vmware, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.0%, from $3.2B to $4.1B.
Where does Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 100th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Principal Select Savings Plan in IA ($4.1B, 12,827 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Chubb US 401(k) Plan in PA (15,407 participants, $4.4B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 943292913.

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.