401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15.5B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
59,346
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$261,914
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ernst & Young U.S. LLP · New Jersey · Professional & Technical Services

$15.5B in assets, 59,346 participants

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan reported $15.5B in total assets and 59,346 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.

  • #20,315 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan covers 59,346 participants in New Jersey, 70x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $15.5B.

#20,315
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+25.3%
assets growth YoY
156×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,543,526,764 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

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings 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. Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (59,346 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$2.8B in the plan year 2022 filing to $3.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $12.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $15.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 52,975 in the plan year 2022 filing to 59,346 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 346565596 · Ernst & Young U.S. LLP PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan · $15.5B · 59,346 · 100th

  • VS-ST $15.5B
  • VS-ST 59,346
  • VS-ST 100th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees
  • VS-ST ind #20315

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesFord Motor Co. Savings and S…$15.6BErnst & Young Retirement Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Sav…$15.5BHoneywell 401(k) Plan$15.4BL3harris Retirement Savings PlanL3harris Retirement Savings …$15.4B401(k) Pension Plan$15.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$15.5B
Net Income$3.1B
Employer EIN346565596
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ernst & Young U.S. LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ernst & Young U.S. LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28.5B 25.44561612724755% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22B$24B$26B$28B$30B 202220232024 $22.7B $28.5B ▲ +25.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 100,421 $22.7B
2023 5 110,953 $25.5B
2024 5 111,083 $28.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings PlanThe Prudential Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.431819691 · Participants: 16321The Prudential Employee Savings Plan
Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan reports $15.5B in end-of-year assets across 59,346 participants (0.13% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.063% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $261,914 per participant (1.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $3.1B.

This plan identity (EIN 346565596, plan #112) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $12.4B to $18.3B (+47.7%) while covered participants moved from 52,975 to 56,714 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 52,975 $12.4B Open filing
2023 59,346 $15.5B This page
2024 · index core 56,714 $18.3B Open filing

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

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees in MI ($15.6B); by covered participants it is Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees in MI (59,195 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($15.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (59,346 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 Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 25.3% during 2023, from $12.4B to $15.5B. Reported net income was $3.1B.
How have Ernst & Young U.S. LLP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $22.7B to $28.5B.
Where does Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Ernst & Young Retirement Savings 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 Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees in MI ($15.6B, 30,516 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees in MI (59,195 participants, $7.6B in assets).