401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trader Joe's Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$2.8B
Total assets
57,617
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$48,112
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Trader Joe's Company · California · Retail Trade

$2.8B in assets, 57,617 participants

Trader Joe's Company's Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan reported $2.8B in total assets and 57,617 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #8,384 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in California

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan covers 57,617 participants in California, 91x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $2.8B.

$2.8B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
57,617
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$48,112
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$387M in the plan year 2022 filing to $376M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 50,462 in the plan year 2022 filing to 57,617 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan reports 57,617 participants - 91x that state average ($2.8B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.8B
Net Income$376M
Employer EIN951987958
Plan Effective Date1965-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trader Joe's Company)

$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B 202220232024 $2.4B $3.2B ▲ +33.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Trader Joe's Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 50,462 $2.4B
2023 1 57,617 $2.8B
2024 1 63,666 $3.2B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 50000100000150000200000250000 0204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Trader Joe's Company…Wells Fargo & Compan…Google LLC 401(k) Sa…Oracle Corporation 4…Intel 401(k) Savings…Apple 401(k) Plan
Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan reports $2.8B in end-of-year assets across 57,617 participants (0.022% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.061% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $48,112 per participant (35% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $376M.

This plan identity (EIN 951987958, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.4B to $3.2B (+33.7%) while covered participants moved from 50,462 to 63,666 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 50,462 $2.4B Open filing
2023 57,617 $2.8B This page
2024 · index core 63,666 $3.2B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 15.7% during 2023, from $2.4B to $2.8B. Reported net income was $376M.
How have Trader Joe's Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trader Joe's Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.7%, from $2.4B to $3.2B.
Where does Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Trader Joe's Company Retirement 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 Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation & Its Affiliates Retirement Savings Plan in CT ($2.8B, 8,467 participants).

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