401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

General Atomics 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$2.4B
Total assets
12,056
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$195,606
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by General Atomics · California · Professional & Technical Services

$2.4B in assets, 12,056 participants

General Atomics's General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $2.4B in total assets and 12,056 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)
  • #20,259 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in California

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 12,056 participants in California, 19x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $2.4B.

$2.4B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
12,056
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$195,606
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$365M in the plan year 2022 filing to $367M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.0B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 12,430 in the plan year 2022 filing to 12,056 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State
California
Industry
Professional & Technical Services

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports 12,056 participants - 19x that state average ($2.4B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.4B
Net Income$367M
Employer EIN953735102
Plan Effective Date1967-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Atomics)

$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.78B $3.8B ▲ +36.7%
Total plan assets by year, all General Atomics plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 24,919 $2.8B
2023 2 24,141 $3.3B
2024 2 24,200 $3.8B

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General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Scale composition for General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $2.4B in end-of-year assets across 12,056 participants (0.019% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $195,606 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $367M.

This plan identity (EIN 953735102, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.0B to $2.8B (+39.0%) while covered participants moved from 12,430 to 12,242 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,430 $2.0B Open filing
2023 12,056 $2.4B This page
2024 · index core 12,242 $2.8B Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 18.4% during 2023, from $2.0B to $2.4B. Reported net income was $367M.
How have General Atomics plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Atomics's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.7%, from $2.8B to $3.8B.
Where does General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Atomics 401(k) 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 General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Genuine Parts Company 401(k) Savings Plan in GA ($2.4B, 28,827 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on General Atomics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.

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 953735102.

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.