Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

General Dynamics Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$4.5B
Total assets
5,069
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$893,701
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$4.5B in assets, 5,069 participants

General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) reported $4.5B in total assets and 5,069 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
  • #18,557 in Manufacturing (18,672 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) covers 5,069 participants in Virginia, 6.5x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~781 per filing). Assets: $4.5B.

$4.5B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
5,069
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
$893,701
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) reported net income rose from -$901M in the plan year 2022 filing to $95M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) end-of-year assets rose from $2.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $4.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) reported participants fell from 5,557 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,069 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Virginia filers

In Virginia, the average filing covers about 781 participants across 3,490 plans. General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) reports 5,069 participants - 6.5x that state average ($4.5B EOY assets).

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.5B
Net Income$95M
Employer EIN131673581
Plan Effective Date2017-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Dynamics Corporation)

$28B$30B$32B$34B 202220232024 $29.9B $33.4B ▲ +12.0%
Total plan assets by year, all General Dynamics Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 16 107,750 $29.9B
2023 14 115,717 $32.7B
2024 11 111,719 $33.4B

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General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

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Scale composition for General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat)

General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) reports $4.5B in end-of-year assets across 5,069 participants (0.039% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $893,701 per participant (6.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $95M.

This plan identity (EIN 131673581, plan #070) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.6B to $4.1B (+57.7%) while covered participants moved from 5,557 to 7,035 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,557 $2.6B Open filing
2023 5,069 $4.5B This page
2024 · index core 7,035 $4.1B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) assets move in 2023?
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) surged - up 74.9% during 2023, from $2.6B to $4.5B. Reported net income was $95M.
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 Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 126,618 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat)?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Pilot Employees in GA ($4.5B, 1,483 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat)'s numbers.

  • By total assets, General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat) ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
  • General Dynamics Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 12.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans