401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bellsouth, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$2.3B
Total assets
12,774
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$182,293
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan · Sponsored by Bellsouth, LLC · Texas · Information & Media

$2.3B in assets, 12,774 participants

Bellsouth, LLC's Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan reported $2.3B in total assets and 12,774 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #2,778 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan covers 12,774 participants in Texas, 19x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $2.3B.

$2.3B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
12,774
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$182,293
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan reported net income rose from -$463M in the plan year 2022 filing to $191M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan reported participants fell from 13,450 in the plan year 2022 filing to 12,774 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan reports 12,774 participants - 19x that state average ($2.3B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.3B
Net Income$191M
Employer EIN581533433
Plan Effective Date1979-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bellsouth, LLC)

$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B 202220232024 $2.14B $2.53B ▲ +18.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Bellsouth, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 13,450 $2.1B
2023 1 12,774 $2.3B
2024 1 11,993 $2.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Bellsouth Savings an…AT&T Retirement Savi…Exxonmobil Savings P…Caterpillar 401(k) S…American Airlines, I…Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan

Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan reports $2.3B in end-of-year assets across 12,774 participants (0.019% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $182,293 per participant (1.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $191M.

This plan identity (EIN 581533433, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.1B to $2.5B (+18.4%) while covered participants moved from 13,450 to 11,993 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 13,450 $2.1B Open filing
2023 12,774 $2.3B This page
2024 · index core 11,993 $2.5B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan assets move in 2023?
Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.0% during 2023, from $2.1B to $2.3B. Reported net income was $191M.
How have Bellsouth, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bellsouth, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.4%, from $2.1B to $2.5B.
Where does Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Bellsouth Savings and Security Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hartford Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Plan in CT ($2.3B, 26,064 participants).

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