401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Hy-Vee, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
56,181
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$52,352
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Hy-Vee, Inc. · Iowa · Retail Trade

$2.9B in assets, 56,181 participants

Hy-Vee, Inc.'s The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan reported $2.9B in total assets and 56,181 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.

  • #8,387 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan covers 56,181 participants in Iowa, 92x the typical Iowa plan (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $2.9B.

#8,387
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+20.2%
assets growth YoY
30×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,941,182,172 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

The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) 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. The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (56,181 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $214M in the plan year 2022 filing to $494M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 59,826 in the plan year 2022 filing to 56,181 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 420325638 · Hy-Vee, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan · $2.9B · 56,181 · 100th

  • 5500 $2.9B
  • 5500 56,181
  • 5500 100th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Inova Health System Retirement Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #8387

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Justworks Retirement Savings PlanJustworks Retirement Savings…$2.9BXcel Energy 401(k) Savings PlanXcel Energy 401(k) Savings P…$2.9BThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 40…$2.9BInova Health System Retirement Savings PlanInova Health System Retireme…$2.9BAbb Inc. Retirement Savings PlanAbb Inc. Retirement Savings …$2.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.9B
Net Income$494M
Employer EIN420325638
Plan Effective Date1994-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hy-Vee, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hy-Vee, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.1B 27.00297664406916% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B 202220232024 $2.45B $3.11B ▲ +26.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 59,826 $2.4B
2023 1 56,181 $2.9B
2024 1 55,411 $3.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 12345 Total assets ($B) Participants The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.941182172 · Participants: 56181The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.134174305 · Participants: 12827The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.955731563 · Participants: 28959Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.890404508 · Participants: 14720The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.425600114 · Participants: 6999Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.705430338 · Participants: 5056Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan
The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan

The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan reports $2.9B in end-of-year assets across 56,181 participants (0.024% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.060% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $52,352 per participant (38% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $494M.

This plan identity (EIN 420325638, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.4B to $3.1B (+27.0%) while covered participants moved from 59,826 to 55,411 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 59,826 $2.4B Open filing
2023 56,181 $2.9B This page
2024 · index core 55,411 $3.1B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Inova Health System Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($2.9B); by covered participants it is The Progressive 401(k) Plan in OH (56,176 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (56,181 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 The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.2% during 2023, from $2.4B to $2.9B. Reported net income was $494M.
How have Hy-Vee, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hy-Vee, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.0%, from $2.4B to $3.1B.
Where does The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) 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 The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Inova Health System Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($2.9B, 19,635 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Progressive 401(k) Plan in OH (56,176 participants, $9.2B in assets).