401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$424M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,685
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$115,058
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan · Sponsored by New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$424M in assets, 3,685 participants

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.'s New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan reported $424M in total assets and 3,685 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #17,839 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan covers 3,685 participants in Massachusetts, 5.6x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $424M.

#17,839
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+21.4%
assets growth YoY
4.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan's outsized position by total assets

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$423,987,953 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan lands in the large band (3,685 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan reported net income rose from -$61M in the plan year 2022 filing to $75M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan reported participants rose from 3,012 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,685 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan end-of-year assets rose from $349M in the plan year 2022 filing to $424M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042460172 · New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan · $424M · 3,685 · 97th

  • PART $424M
  • TYPE 3,685
  • NET 97th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Aimbridge Parent, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #17839

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 Massachusetts →

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Retirement Savings PlanBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney …$424MAimbridge Parent, Inc. 401(k) PlanAimbridge Parent, Inc. 401(k…$424MNew Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security PlanNew Balance Athletics Employ…$424MMillennium International Management LP Savings PlanMillennium International Man…$424MPurdue Pharma L.P. and Participating Associated Companies Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanPurdue Pharma L.P. and Parti…$424M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$349M
Net Assets (End of Year)$424M
Net Income$75M
Employer EIN042460172
Plan Effective Date1990-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$493M 41.09026714719223% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $349M $493M ▲ +41.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,012 $349M
2023 1 3,685 $424M
2024 1 4,303 $493M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.423987953 · Participants: 3685New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Aimbridge Parent, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($424M); by covered participants it is American Maritime Officers 401(k) Plan in FL (3,682 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,685 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 New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan grew sharply - up 21.4% during 2023, from $349M to $424M. Reported net income was $75M.
How have New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 41.1%, from $349M to $493M.
Where does New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Aimbridge Parent, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($424M, 49,327 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is American Maritime Officers 401(k) Plan in FL (3,682 participants, $618M in assets).