401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Aerovironment, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$218M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,176
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$185,590
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan · Sponsored by Aerovironment, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$218M in assets, 1,176 participants

Aerovironment, Inc.'s Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan reported $218M in total assets and 1,176 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #17,271 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan sits by assets

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $218M for 1,176 participants (~$185,590/participant), up 26.7% in 2023.

#17,271
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+26.7%
assets growth YoY
2.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan's outsized position by total assets

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$218,254,193 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K 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. Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan lands in the large band (1,176 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan reported net income rose from -$20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $46M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan end-of-year assets rose from $172M in the plan year 2022 filing to $218M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan reported participants rose from 1,133 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,176 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 952705790 · Aerovironment, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan · $218M · 1,176 · 95th

  • TYPE $218M
  • NET 1,176
  • BOOK 95th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Trek Bicycle Corporation 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #17271

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 California →

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kci Technologies, Inc 401(k) PlanKci Technologies, Inc 401(k)…$219MSprouts Farmers Markets Holdings, LLC Employee 401(k) Savings PlanSprouts Farmers Markets Hold…$219MAmeresco, Inc. 401(k) Plan$218MTrek Bicycle Corporation 401(k) PlanTrek Bicycle Corporation 401…$218MAerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K PlanAerovironment, Inc. P/S and …$218M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$172M
Net Assets (End of Year)$218M
Net Income$46M
Employer EIN952705790
Plan Effective Date1985-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Aerovironment, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Aerovironment, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$260M 50.74868233844507% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $172M $260M ▲ +50.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,133 $172M
2023 1 1,176 $218M
2024 1 1,281 $260M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.218254193 · Participants: 1176Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Trek Bicycle Corporation 401(k) Plan in WI ($218M); by covered participants it is Epiroc 401(k) Plan in TX (1,176 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($218M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,176 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 Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan grew sharply - up 26.7% during 2023, from $172M to $218M. Reported net income was $46M.
How have Aerovironment, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aerovironment, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 50.7%, from $172M to $260M.
Where does Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Trek Bicycle Corporation 401(k) Plan in WI ($218M, 3,563 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Epiroc 401(k) Plan in TX (1,176 participants, $174M in assets).

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 952705790.

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.