401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

General American Investors Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$31M
Total assets Below avg plan size
13
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan · Sponsored by General American Investors Company, Inc. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$31M in assets, 13 participants

General American Investors Company, Inc.'s General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan reported $31M in total assets and 13 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #6,088 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Where General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan sits by assets

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $31M for 13 participants (~$2.4M/participant), up 28.2% in 2023.

#6,088
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+28.2%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan's outsized position by total assets

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$30,589,016 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan is a small filing (13 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan end-of-year assets rose from $24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $31M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 135098450 · General American Investors Company, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan · $31M · 13 · 79th

  • TYPE $31M
  • TYPE 13
  • TYPE 79th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Ampex Data Systems Corporation Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #6088

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan in the asset neighbourhood

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift PlanGeneral American Investors C…$31MAmpex Data Systems Corporation Savings PlanAmpex Data Systems Corporati…$31MBay Ship & Yacht Company 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBay Ship & Yacht Company 401…$31MWeber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP RetWeber Gallagher Simpson Stap…$31MAssociated Skin Care Specialists, P.a. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanAssociated Skin Care Special…$31M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN135098450
Plan Effective Date1960-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General American Investors Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General American Investors Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52M 5.848244492432811% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $48.8M $51.6M ▲ +5.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 26 $49M
2023 2 26 $59M
2024 2 26 $52M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.030589016 · Participants: 13General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ampex Data Systems Corporation Savings Plan in CA ($31M); by covered participants it is Mid-America Eye Center, Inc. Employees' Profit Sharing Plan in KS (13 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13 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 General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan grew sharply - up 28.2% during 2023, from $24M to $31M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have General American Investors Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General American Investors Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.8%, from $49M to $52M.
Where does General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ampex Data Systems Corporation Savings Plan in CA ($31M, 58 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General American Investors Company, Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mid-America Eye Center, Inc. Employees' Profit Sharing Plan in KS (13 participants, $52 in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 135098450.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.