401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $444M
- Total assets
- 2,546
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $174,512
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan · Sponsored by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America · New York · Finance & Insurance
$444M in assets, 2,546 participants
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan reported $444M in total assets and 2,546 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #8,083 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
Coverage in New York
Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan covers 2,546 participants in New York, 3.2x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $444M.
- $444M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 2,546
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $174,512
- avg assets per participant
Where Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan sits by total assets
Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$444,307,495 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan end-of-year assets rose from $404M in the plan year 2023 filing to $444M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan reported net income fell from $45M in the plan year 2023 filing to $41M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan reported participants rose from 2,377 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,546 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan reports 2,546 participants - 3.2x that state average ($444M EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $404M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $444M |
| Net Income | $41M |
| Employer EIN | 135123390 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1970-10-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 13,971 | $3.7B |
| 2023 | 5 | 13,791 | $3.9B |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,888 | $4.0B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
- IBM 401(k) Plan $60.4B · 52,674
- Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan $22.2B · 53,860
- Pfizer Savings Plan $22.0B · 33,309
- The Pepsico Savings Plan $14.9B · 137,398
- The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan $12.8B · 23,227
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Weir Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan (TX) $444M · 1,770
- Lamb Weston, Inc. 401(k) Plan for Salaried and Hourly Employees (ID) $444M · 2,174
- Western Alliance Bancorporation 401(k) Plan (AZ) $444M · 3,319
- Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Enhanced Investment Savings Plan (MI) $444M · 3,182
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Guardian Cooperative Investment Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New York. Compare plans
- The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's sponsor-wide assets have grown 10.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans