Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$942M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,096
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$304,395
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$942M in assets, 3,096 participants

Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory's Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan reported $942M in total assets and 3,096 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.

  • #20,126 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan covers 3,096 participants in Illinois, 4.0x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $942M.

#20,126
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+14.4%
assets growth YoY
9.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$942,407,862 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (3,096 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$146M in the plan year 2022 filing to $119M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $824M in the plan year 2022 filing to $942M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 3,058 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,096 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 680628477 · Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory PY 2023 · Other

Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan · $942M · 3,096 · 99th

  • BOY $942M
  • BOY 3,096
  • BOY 99th
  • BOY Other
  • BOY near Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program
  • BOY ind #20126

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 Illinois →

Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Research Foundation for Suny Optional Retirement PlanThe Research Foundation for …$960M403(b) Retirement Savings Plan for Integris Health, Inc.403(b) Retirement Savings Pl…$957MArgonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement PlanArgonne National Laboratory …$942MGeisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity ProgramGeisinger System Services Ta…$937MEducational Testing Service 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanEducational Testing Service …$929M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$824M
Net Assets (End of Year)$942M
Net Income$119M
Employer EIN680628477
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.7B 19.697212020907916% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B 202220232024 $2.25B $2.7B ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,722 $2.3B
2023 2 6,894 $2.5B
2024 2 7,243 $2.7B

Nearby Other Plans in Illinois

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.942407862 · Participants: 3096Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement PlanNorthwestern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.022176874 · Participants: 9440Northwestern University Retirement PlanThe University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.494522229 · Participants: 4796The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement PlanEndeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.005336202 · Participants: 13705Endeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem EmployeesThe University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.734364044 · Participants: 8254The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement PlanArgonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.577078821 · Participants: 3798Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan
Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program in PA ($937M); by covered participants it is Wake Forest University Retirement Plan in NC (3,092 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,096 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 Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.4% during 2023, from $824M to $942M. Reported net income was $119M.
How have Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.7%, from $2.3B to $2.7B.
Where does Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement 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 Other plans are similar in size to Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Geisinger System Services Tax Sheltered Annuity Program in PA ($937M, 24,191 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Argonne National Laboratory 401(a) Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wake Forest University Retirement Plan in NC (3,092 participants, $798M in assets).