401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Novartis Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
12,217
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$811,162
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan · Sponsored by Novartis Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$9.9B in assets, 12,217 participants

Novartis Corporation's Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan reported $9.9B in total assets and 12,217 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #17,719 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan covers 12,217 participants in New Jersey, 14x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $9.9B.

#17,719
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+4.1%
assets growth YoY
99×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,909,961,529 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan is a mega filing (12,217 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan reported net income fell from $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $910M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan reported participants fell from 13,987 in the plan year 2023 filing to 12,217 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $9.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $9.9B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 131834433 · Novartis Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan · $9.9B · 12,217 · 100th

  • PART $9.9B
  • TYPE 12,217
  • NET 100th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
  • BOY ind #17719

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 New Jersey →

Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$9.9B
Net Income$910M
Employer EIN131834433
Plan Effective Date1967-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Novartis Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Novartis Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11.7B 12.037508502073123% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$10.5B$11B$11.5B$12B 202220232024 $10.5B $11.7B ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 17,007 $10.5B
2023 3 16,396 $11.6B
2024 3 13,953 $11.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 0102030405060 Total assets ($B) Participants Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.909961529 · Participants: 12217Novartis Corporation Investment Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.9134575 · Participants: 185532JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 29.376133902 · Participants: 69218Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.58476515 · Participants: 42583Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.327167732 · Participants: 56714Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.970916966 · Participants: 27956Merck US Savings Plan
Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan

Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan reports $9.9B in end-of-year assets across 12,217 participants (0.080% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $811,162 per participant (5.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $910M.

This plan identity (EIN 131834433, plan #055) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $8.4B to $9.9B (+17.4%) while covered participants moved from 14,350 to 12,217 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,350 $8.4B Open filing
2023 13,987 $9.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 12,217 $9.9B This page

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

Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan in PA ($9.9B); by covered participants it is Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan in SD (12,199 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12,217 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 Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 4.1% during 2024, from $9.5B to $9.9B. Reported net income was $910M.
How have Novartis Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Novartis Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $10.5B to $11.7B.
Where does Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan in PA ($9.9B, 24,183 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Novartis Corporation Investment Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Good Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan in SD (12,199 participants, $278M in assets).