401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kia America, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$126M
Total assets Near avg plan size
582
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$217,318
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kia America 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Kia America, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$126M in assets, 582 participants

Kia America, Inc.'s Kia America 401(k) Plan reported $126M in total assets and 582 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,627 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Kia America 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Kia America 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $126M for 582 participants (~$217,318/participant), up 16.4% in 2023.

#16,627
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+16.4%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kia America 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kia America 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$126,478,919 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Kia America 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Kia America 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (582 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kia America 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kia America 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $109M in the plan year 2022 filing to $126M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kia America 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 546 in the plan year 2022 filing to 582 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 330539850 · Kia America, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Kia America 401(k) Plan · $126M · 582 · 93rd

  • VS-ST $126M
  • BOY 582
  • SCH 93rd
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Associa, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #16627

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Kia America 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Connell Foley, LLP Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanConnell Foley, LLP Employees…$127MAssocia, Inc. 401(k) Plan$127MKia America 401(k) Plan$126MAmundsen Davis LLC 401(k) Salary Savings PlanAmundsen Davis LLC 401(k) Sa…$126MAviagen, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanAviagen, Inc. 401(k) Retirem…$126M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kia America 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$109M
Net Assets (End of Year)$126M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN330539850
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kia America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kia America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$142M 30.298999472581585% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$110M$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $109M $142M ▲ +30.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 546 $109M
2023 1 582 $126M
2024 1 683 $142M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Kia America 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Kia America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.126478919 · Participants: 582Kia America 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Kia America 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Kia America 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kia America 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Associa, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($127M); by covered participants it is T.a. Solberg Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in WI (582 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($126M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (582 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 Kia America 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kia America 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.4% during 2023, from $109M to $126M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Kia America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kia America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 30.3%, from $109M to $142M.
Where does Kia America 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kia America 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Kia America 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Associa, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($127M, 6,223 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kia America 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is T.a. Solberg Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in WI (582 participants, $14M 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 330539850.

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.