Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$905M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,387
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$652,824
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$905M in assets, 1,387 participants

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan reported $905M in total assets and 1,387 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #8,623 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Where Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $905M for 1,387 participants (~$652,824/participant), up 7.4% in 2023.

#8,623
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+7.4%
assets growth YoY
9.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$905,466,682 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension 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. Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,387 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $66M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,582 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,387 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $843M in the plan year 2022 filing to $905M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 134019460 · The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan · $905M · 1,387 · 98th

  • IND $905M
  • IND 1,387
  • IND 98th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Retirement Income Trust
  • IND ind #8623

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Intel Minimum Pension Plan$910MBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Retirement Income TrustBlue Cross and Blue Shield o…$907MGoldman Sachs Employees' Pension PlanGoldman Sachs Employees' Pen…$905MEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining EmployeesEntergy Corporation Retireme…$903MPipefitters Union Local No. 537 Pension FundPipefitters Union Local No. …$902M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$843M
Net Assets (End of Year)$903M
Net Income$66M
Employer EIN134019460
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12.8B 21.692729268016535% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $10.5B $12.8B ▲ +21.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 24,232 $10.5B
2023 2 26,253 $12.3B
2024 1 23,227 $12.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.905466682 · Participants: 1387Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Retirement Income Trust in MA ($907M); by covered participants it is Gciu - Employer Retirement Benefit Plan in WA (1,387 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,387 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 Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.4% during 2023, from $843M to $905M. Reported net income was $66M.
How have The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.7%, from $10.5B to $12.8B.
Where does Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Retirement Income Trust in MA ($907M, 2,901 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Goldman Sachs Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gciu - Employer Retirement Benefit Plan in WA (1,387 participants, $838M 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 134019460.

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.