401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Carefirst, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $920M
- Total assets
- 5,822
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $158,016
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Carefirst 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Carefirst, Inc. · Maryland · Finance & Insurance
$920M in assets, 5,822 participants
Carefirst, Inc.'s The Carefirst 401(k) Plan reported $920M in total assets and 5,822 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #8,628 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
Coverage in Maryland
The Carefirst 401(k) Plan covers 5,822 participants in Maryland, 6.3x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $920M.
- $920M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 5,822
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $158,016
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- The Carefirst 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$178M in the plan year 2022 filing to $162M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Carefirst 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $758M in the plan year 2022 filing to $920M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Carefirst 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 5,661 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,822 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Maryland filers
In Maryland, the average filing covers about 929 participants across 2,484 plans. The Carefirst 401(k) Plan reports 5,822 participants - 6.3x that state average ($920M EOY assets).
Maryland filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $758M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $920M |
| Net Income | $162M |
| Employer EIN | 522069215 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1984-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Carefirst, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 7,424 | $1.3B |
| 2023 | 2 | 7,448 | $1.5B |
| 2024 | 2 | 7,452 | $1.6B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Carefirst 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan $47.3B · 91,511
- Marriott Retirement Savings Plan $10.2B · 96,415
- T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program $4.4B · 6,292
- Nfl Player Second Career Savings Plan $4.0B · 2,767
- Sodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust $2.2B · 80,121
Scale composition for The Carefirst 401(k) Plan
The Carefirst 401(k) Plan reports $920M in end-of-year assets across 5,822 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $158,016 per participant (1.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $162M.
This plan identity (EIN 522069215, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $758M to $1.1B (+41.4%) while covered participants moved from 5,661 to 5,934 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,661 | $758M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 5,822 | $920M | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 5,934 | $1.1B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- The Carefirst 401(k) Plan (401(k), $1.1B, 5,934 participants)
- Carefirst, Inc. Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $546M, 1,518 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to The Carefirst 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- World Wide Technology, LLC Employee Salary Deferral Retirement Program (MO) $920M · 7,436
- Mizuho Americas 401(k) Plan (NY) $920M · 2,512
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group, P.C. 401(k) Plan (CO) $921M · 1,382
- Fastenal Company & Subsidiaries 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (MN) $919M · 17,362
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Carefirst 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, The Carefirst 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Maryland. Compare plans
- Carefirst, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 21.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans