401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Aldi Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
48,209
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$35,856
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Aldi Inc. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$1.7B in assets, 48,209 participants

Aldi Inc.'s Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 48,209 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.

  • #8,371 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan covers 48,209 participants in Illinois, 62x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

#8,371
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+27.0%
assets growth YoY
17×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,728,567,076 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings 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. Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (48,209 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$198M in the plan year 2022 filing to $367M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 46,196 in the plan year 2022 filing to 48,209 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 421051659 · Aldi Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · $1.7B · 48,209 · 99th

  • SCH $1.7B
  • EBSA 48,209
  • PART 99th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Sedgwick 401(k) Savings Plan
  • BOOK ind #8371

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 Illinois →

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.7B
Net Income$367M
Employer EIN421051659
Plan Effective Date1986-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Aldi Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Aldi Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.1B 51.56560613082303% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.5B$2B$2.5B 202220232024 $1.36B $2.06B ▲ +51.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 46,196 $1.4B
2023 1 48,209 $1.7B
2024 1 48,035 $2.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.728567076 · Participants: 48209Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 48,209 participants (0.014% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.051% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $35,856 per participant (26% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $367M.

This plan identity (EIN 421051659, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $2.1B (+51.6%) while covered participants moved from 46,196 to 48,035 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 46,196 $1.4B Open filing
2023 48,209 $1.7B This page
2024 · index core 48,035 $2.1B Open filing

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

Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sedgwick 401(k) Savings Plan in TN ($1.7B); by covered participants it is Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan in MO (48,538 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (48,209 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 Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 27.0% during 2023, from $1.4B to $1.7B. Reported net income was $367M.
How have Aldi Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aldi Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 51.6%, from $1.4B to $2.1B.
Where does Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings 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 Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sedgwick 401(k) Savings Plan in TN ($1.7B, 24,537 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Aldi Inc. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan in MO (48,538 participants, $20M in assets).