401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13.0B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
432,617
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$30,069
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Target Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Target Corporation · Minnesota · Retail Trade

$13.0B in assets, 432,617 participants

Target Corporation's Target Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $13.0B in total assets and 432,617 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.

  • #8,410 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan covers 432,617 participants in Minnesota, 384x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $13.0B.

#8,410
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+16.0%
assets growth YoY
131×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,008,265,857 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

Target Corporation 401(k) 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. Target Corporation 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (432,617 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Target Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Target Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $13.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Target Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 400,422 in the plan year 2022 filing to 432,617 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 410215170 · Target Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan · $13.0B · 432,617 · 100th

  • SCH $13.0B
  • SCH 432,617
  • SCH 100th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Cigna 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #8410

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Merck US Savings Plan$13.4BUPS 401(k) Savings Plan$13.1BTarget Corporation 401(k) PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Pl…$13.0BCigna 401(k) Plan$13.0BU.S. Roche 401(k) Savings PlanU.S. Roche 401(k) Savings Pl…$12.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Target Corporation 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$13.0B
Net Income$1.8B
Employer EIN410215170
Plan Effective Date1967-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Target Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Target Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17.7B 21.771231214917268% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14B$15B$16B$17B$18B$19B 202220232024 $14.6B $17.7B ▲ +21.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 450,937 $14.6B
2023 3 478,341 $16.6B
2024 3 451,375 $17.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000400000500000 510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Target Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.008265857 · Participants: 432617Target Corporation 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.432100178 · Participants: 198972Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.931979 · Participants: 44342Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04661588 · Participants: 360493M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.271161911 · Participants: 75272U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings PlanThe Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.215838883 · Participants: 29650The Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan
Target Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Target Corporation 401(k) Plan

Target Corporation 401(k) Plan reports $13.0B in end-of-year assets across 432,617 participants (0.11% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.46% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $30,069 per participant (22% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $1.8B.

This plan identity (EIN 410215170, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $11.2B to $14.4B (+28.6%) while covered participants moved from 400,422 to 409,649 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 400,422 $11.2B Open filing
2023 432,617 $13.0B This page
2024 · index core 409,649 $14.4B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cigna 401(k) Plan in PA ($13.0B); by covered participants it is Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan in NY (485,003 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($13.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (432,617 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 Target Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Target Corporation 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.0% during 2023, from $11.2B to $13.0B. Reported net income was $1.8B.
How have Target Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Target Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.8%, from $14.6B to $17.7B.
Where does Target Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Target Corporation 401(k) 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 Target Corporation 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cigna 401(k) Plan in PA ($13.0B, 66,760 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Target Corporation 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan in NY (485,003 participants, $1.1B in assets).