Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,810
Participants Above avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$777,625
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Ernst & Young U.S. LLP · New Jersey · Professional & Technical Services

$3.0B in assets, 3,810 participants

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported $3.0B in total assets and 3,810 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.

  • #20,276 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan covers 3,810 participants in New Jersey, 4.5x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $3.0B.

#20,276
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+16.9%
assets growth YoY
30×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,962,752,855 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 Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement 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. Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan lands in the large band (3,810 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$613M in the plan year 2022 filing to $443M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $3.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 3,653 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,810 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 346565596 · Ernst & Young U.S. LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan · $3.0B · 3,810 · 100th

  • SCH $3.0B
  • EBSA 3,810
  • PART 100th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Ufcw No. Califiornia Employers Joint Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #20276

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 Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Minnesota Laborers Pension FundMinnesota Laborers Pension F…$3.0BU.S. Bank Legacy Pension Plan$3.0BErnst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement PlanErnst & Young Partnership De…$3.0BUfcw No. Califiornia Employers Joint Pension PlanUfcw No. Califiornia Employe…$2.9BGlaxosmithkline Cash Balance Pension PlanGlaxosmithkline Cash Balance…$2.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.9B
Net Income$443M
Employer EIN346565596
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.962752855 · Participants: 3810Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ufcw No. Califiornia Employers Joint Pension Plan in CA ($2.9B); by covered participants it is Local No. 1 Pension Trust Fund in IL (3,813 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,810 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 Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.9% during 2023, from $2.5B to $3.0B. Reported net income was $443M.
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 Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ufcw No. Califiornia Employers Joint Pension Plan in CA ($2.9B, 46,714 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ernst & Young Partnership Defined Benefit Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Local No. 1 Pension Trust Fund in IL (3,813 participants, $318M in assets).