401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15.0B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
62,467
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$239,785
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 401(k) Pension Plan · Sponsored by National Rural Electric Cooperative Association · Virginia · Utilities

$15.0B in assets, 62,467 participants

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's 401(k) Pension Plan reported $15.0B in total assets and 62,467 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #717 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

401(k) Pension Plan covers 62,467 participants in Virginia, 80x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $15.0B.

#717
in Utilities (721 peers)
+15.5%
assets growth YoY
150×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

401(k) Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,978,676,240 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

401(k) Pension Plan'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. 401(k) Pension Plan is a mega filing (62,467 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 401(k) Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$2.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 401(k) Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $13.0B in the plan year 2022 filing to $15.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 401(k) Pension Plan reported participants rose from 61,481 in the plan year 2022 filing to 62,467 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 530116145 · National Rural Electric Cooperative Association PY 2023 · 401(k)

401(k) Pension Plan · $15.0B · 62,467 · 100th

  • EIN $15.0B
  • EIN 62,467
  • EIN 100th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #717

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

401(k) Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$14.9B
Net Income$2.0B
Employer EIN530116145
Plan Effective Date1967-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Rural Electric Cooperative Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28.3B 26.676422092894203% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20B$22B$24B$26B$28B$30B 202220232024 $22.4B $28.3B ▲ +26.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 116,012 $22.4B
2023 2 116,638 $25.2B
2024 2 119,502 $28.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

401(k) Pension Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 20000400006000080000100000120000 010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants 401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment PlanBooz Allen Hamilton Inc. Employees' Capital Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.978851953 · Participants: 32015Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Employees' Capital Accumulation Plan
401(k) Pension Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for 401(k) Pension Plan

401(k) Pension Plan reports $15.0B in end-of-year assets across 62,467 participants (0.12% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.067% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $239,785 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $2.0B.

This plan identity (EIN 530116145, plan #444) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $13.0B to $16.8B (+29.8%) while covered participants moved from 61,481 to 62,869 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 61,481 $13.0B Open filing
2023 62,467 $15.0B This page
2024 · index core 62,869 $16.8B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($14.7B); by covered participants it is Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in TN (62,487 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($15.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (62,467 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 401(k) Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
401(k) Pension Plan grew sharply - up 15.5% during 2023, from $13.0B to $15.0B. Reported net income was $2.0B.
How have National Rural Electric Cooperative Association plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.7%, from $22.4B to $28.3B.
Where does 401(k) Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
401(k) Pension Plan ranks in the 100th 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 401(k) Pension Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($14.7B, 88,792 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 401(k) Pension Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in TN (62,487 participants, $4.5B in assets).