401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11.2B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
48,860
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$228,560
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$11.2B in assets, 48,860 participants

General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 reported $11.2B in total assets and 48,860 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.

  • #18,678 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 covers 48,860 participants in Virginia, 62x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $11.2B.

#18,678
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+16.0%
assets growth YoY
112×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0's outsized position by total assets

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,167,449,098 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

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0'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. General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 is a mega filing (48,860 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 reported net income rose from -$1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 reported participants rose from 36,822 in the plan year 2022 filing to 48,860 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 end-of-year assets rose from $9.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $11.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 131673581 · General Dynamics Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 · $11.2B · 48,860 · 100th

  • EBSA $11.2B
  • EBSA 48,860
  • EBSA 100th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near The Lilly Employee 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #18678

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 Virginia →

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 in the asset neighbourhood

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0General Dynamics Corporation…$11.2BThe Lilly Employee 401(k) PlanThe Lilly Employee 401(k) Pl…$11.1BDisney Savings and Investment PlanDisney Savings and Investmen…$11.1BElevance Health 401(k) Plan$11.0BJohn Deere Savings and Investment PlanJohn Deere Savings and Inves…$11.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$11.2B
Net Income$1.4B
Employer EIN131673581
Plan Effective Date2016-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Dynamics Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Dynamics Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33.4B 11.992919867650146% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$28B$30B$32B$34B 202220232024 $29.9B $33.4B ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 16 107,750 $29.9B
2023 14 115,717 $32.7B
2024 11 111,719 $33.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 20000400006000080000100000120000 010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Northrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanLeidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment PlanBooz Allen Hamilton Inc. Employees' Capital Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.978851953 · Participants: 32015Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Employees' Capital Accumulation Plan
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 reports $11.2B in end-of-year assets across 48,860 participants (0.091% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.052% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $228,560 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $1.4B.

This plan identity (EIN 131673581, plan #069) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $9.6B to $12.4B (+28.8%) while covered participants moved from 36,822 to 49,414 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 36,822 $9.6B Open filing
2023 48,860 $11.2B This page
2024 · index core 49,414 $12.4B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Lilly Employee 401(k) Plan in IN ($11.1B); by covered participants it is Petsmart, Inc. Savesmart 401(k) Plan in AZ (48,827 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (48,860 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 General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 assets move in 2023? ▼
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 grew sharply - up 16.0% during 2023, from $9.6B to $11.2B. Reported net income was $1.4B.
How have General Dynamics Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Dynamics Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $29.9B to $33.4B.
Where does General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 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 General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Lilly Employee 401(k) Plan in IN ($11.1B, 17,583 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Petsmart, Inc. Savesmart 401(k) Plan in AZ (48,827 participants, $576M 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 131673581.

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.