401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$134M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,622
Participants Near avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,777
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation · Arizona · Manufacturing

$134M in assets, 1,622 participants

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation's Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan reported $134M in total assets and 1,622 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #15,733 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan covers 1,622 participants in Arizona, 2.9x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $134M.

#15,733
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+13.5%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$134,264,194 Top 8% higher than 92% of 123,620 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 2024

Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,622 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $16M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $118M in the plan year 2023 filing to $134M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 330081996 · Fender Musical Instruments Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan · $134M · 1,622 · 92nd

  • SCH $134M
  • EBSA 1,622
  • PART 92nd
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near American Career College, Inc. and West Coast University, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #15733

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 Arizona →

Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Universal Insurance Company Profit Sharing and Savings PlanUniversal Insurance Company …$134MDometic Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanDometic Corporation 401(k) S…$134MWestern National Salary Accumulation ProgramWestern National Salary Accu…$134MAmerican Career College, Inc. and West Coast University, Inc. 401(k) PlanAmerican Career College, Inc…$134MFender Musical Instruments 401(k) PlanFender Musical Instruments 4…$134M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Arizona filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$118M
Net Assets (End of Year)$134M
Net Income$16M
Employer EIN330081996
Plan Effective Date1989-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fender Musical Instruments Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fender Musical Instruments Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$134M 34.83847917310701% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$100M$120M$140M 202220232024 $99.6M $134M ▲ +34.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,511 $100M
2023 1 1,614 $118M
2024 1 1,622 $134M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arizona

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

Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.134264194 · Participants: 1622Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) PlanBechtel Trust & Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.067288511 · Participants: 7971Bechtel Trust & Thrift PlanBanner Health Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.918574883 · Participants: 54731Banner Health Employees 401(k) PlanFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program, Total assets ($B): 2.670667399 · Participants: 13770Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation ProgramRepublic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.666764279 · Participants: 32629Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanStantec 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.319061108 · Participants: 11603Stantec 401(k) Plan
Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants
Compare Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is American Career College, Inc. and West Coast University, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($134M); by covered participants it is United Mine Workers of America Cash Deferred Savings Plan of 1988 in DC (1,622 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,622 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.5% during 2024, from $118M to $134M. Reported net income was $16M.
How have Fender Musical Instruments Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fender Musical Instruments Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.8%, from $100M to $134M.
Where does Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Career College, Inc. and West Coast University, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($134M, 2,892 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is United Mine Workers of America Cash Deferred Savings Plan of 1988 in DC (1,622 participants, $235M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 330081996.

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.