401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$51M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,829
Participants Above avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$17,981
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC · Ohio · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$51M in assets, 2,829 participants

Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC's The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan reported $51M in total assets and 2,829 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #2,707 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan covers 2,829 participants in Ohio, 3.7x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $51M.

#2,707
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+27.2%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$50,867,329 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) 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. The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,829 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $40M in the plan year 2022 filing to $51M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,800 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,829 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 341547452 · Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan · $51M · 2,829 · 86th

  • BOY $51M
  • BOY 2,829
  • BOY 86th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Amphenol Thermometrics, Inc. Employee Savings/401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #2707

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$40M
Net Assets (End of Year)$51M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN341547452
Plan Effective Date1999-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$148M 28.259626078016915% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$120M$130M$140M$150M$160M 202220232024 $115M $148M ▲ +28.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,067 $115M
2023 2 3,073 $132M
2024 2 3,208 $148M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.050867329 · Participants: 2829The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Amphenol Thermometrics, Inc. Employee Savings/401(k) Plan in PA ($51M); by covered participants it is Keplr Vision 401(k) Plan in IL (2,829 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,829 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 The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 27.2% during 2023, from $40M to $51M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.3%, from $115M to $148M.
Where does The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Amphenol Thermometrics, Inc. Employee Savings/401(k) Plan in PA ($51M, 372 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Cleveland Guardians 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Keplr Vision 401(k) Plan in IL (2,829 participants, $69M 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 341547452.

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.