401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Meijer, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
31,708
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$43,786
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I · Sponsored by Meijer, Inc. · Michigan · Retail Trade

$1.4B in assets, 31,708 participants

Meijer, Inc.'s Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I reported $1.4B in total assets and 31,708 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.

  • #8,363 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I covers 31,708 participants in Michigan, 50x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.

#8,363
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+19.8%
assets growth YoY
14×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I's outsized position by total assets

Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,388,353,826 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

Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I'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. Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I is a mega filing (31,708 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I reported net income rose from -$178M in the plan year 2022 filing to $227M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I reported participants rose from 31,208 in the plan year 2022 filing to 31,708 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 381274536 · Meijer, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I · $1.4B · 31,708 · 99th

  • SCH $1.4B
  • EBSA 31,708
  • PART 99th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Simplot Retirement Savings Plan
  • BOOK ind #8363

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 Michigan →

Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I in the asset neighbourhood

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

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.4B
Net Income$227M
Employer EIN381274536
Plan Effective Date1986-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Meijer, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Meijer, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.6B 38.46770315239827% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$3B$4B$5B 202220232024 $4.21B $2.59B ▼ -38.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 86,271 $4.2B
2023 4 85,565 $4.5B
2024 4 84,035 $2.6B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 10000200003000040000500006000070000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 1.388353826 · Participants: 31708Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan IGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 20.378449285 · Participants: 47299General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 15.588575271 · Participants: 30516Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.084842211 · Participants: 18088The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 8.580684909 · Participants: 40393The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.617084451 · Participants: 59195Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I

Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I reports $1.4B in end-of-year assets across 31,708 participants (0.011% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.034% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $43,786 per participant (32% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $227M.

This plan identity (EIN 381274536, plan #009) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.2B to $1.6B (+40.1%) while covered participants moved from 31,208 to 31,705 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 31,208 $1.2B Open filing
2023 31,708 $1.4B This page
2024 · index core 31,705 $1.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Simplot Retirement Savings Plan in ID ($1.4B); by covered participants it is Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (31,705 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (31,708 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 Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I assets move in 2023? ▼
Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I grew sharply - up 19.8% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.4B. Reported net income was $227M.
How have Meijer, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Meijer, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 38.5%, from $4.2B to $2.6B.
Where does Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I 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 Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Simplot Retirement Savings Plan in ID ($1.4B, 8,746 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Meijer 401(k) Retirement Plan I? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (31,705 participants, $1.6B in assets).