401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Mars, Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
616
Participants Below avg headcount
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$27,074
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan · Sponsored by Mars, Incorporated · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 616 participants

Mars, Incorporated's U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan reported $17M in total assets and 616 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #10,913 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Mars, Incorporated multi-year trail

Mars, Incorporated's plans moved +23.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan at $17M / 616 participants.

#10,913
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+129.8%
assets growth YoY

U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan's outsized position by total assets

U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,677,636 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (616 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan reported participants rose from 339 in the plan year 2022 filing to 616 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 221594774 · Mars, Incorporated PY 2023 · 401(k)

U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan · $17M · 616 · 69th

  • VS-ST $17M
  • BOY 616
  • SCH 69th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Wilkie Lexus 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • TYPE ind #10913

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Mars, Incorporated multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mars, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11.7B 22.9945575884106% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9B$10B$11B$12B 202220232024 $9.47B $11.7B ▲ +23.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 60,183 $9.5B
2023 5 58,554 $11.0B
2024 5 59,490 $11.7B

Mars, Incorporated filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN221594774
Plan Effective Date2006-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016677636 · Participants: 616U.S. Associate Savings Advantage PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Wilkie Lexus 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($17M); by covered participants it is Th Plastics 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MI (616 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (616 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 U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan surged - up 129.8% during 2023, from $7M to $17M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Mars, Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mars, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.0%, from $9.5B to $11.7B.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wilkie Lexus 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($17M, 141 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to U.S. Associate Savings Advantage Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Th Plastics 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MI (616 participants, $18M 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 221594774.

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.