401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.1B
- Total assets
- 4,923
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $223,395
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Guardian Retirement Investment Plan · Sponsored by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America · New York · Finance & Insurance
$1.1B in assets, 4,923 participants
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's Guardian Retirement Investment Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 4,923 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #8,316 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
Coverage in New York
Guardian Retirement Investment Plan covers 4,923 participants in New York, 6.2x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.
- $1.1B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 4,923
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $223,395
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Guardian Retirement Investment Plan end-of-year assets rose from $911M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Guardian Retirement Investment Plan reported participants fell from 5,762 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,923 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Guardian Retirement Investment Plan reported net income rose from $179M in the plan year 2023 filing to $187M 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 Retirement Investment Plan reports 4,923 participants - 6.2x that state average ($1.1B EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $911M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.1B |
| Net Income | $187M |
| Employer EIN | 135123390 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2018-01-01 |
| 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 Retirement 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 Retirement Investment Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Participating Investment Plan (MO) $1.1B · 4,663
- Huron Consulting Group Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $1.1B · 4,316
- Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Retirement and Stock Ownership Plan (OH) $1.1B · 4,998
- Autozone, Inc. 401(k) Plan (TN) $1.1B · 20,036
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Guardian Retirement Investment Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Guardian Retirement Investment Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. 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