Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,981
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$420,195
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$1.7B in assets, 3,981 participants

Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory's Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 3,981 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.

  • #20,052 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan covers 3,981 participants in Illinois, 5.1x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

#20,052
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+6.1%
assets growth YoY
17×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,672,798,265 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement 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. Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan lands in the large band (3,981 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $148M in the plan year 2023 filing to $96M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 3,798 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,981 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 680628477 · Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory PY 2024 · Other

Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan · $1.7B · 3,981 · 99th

  • EIN $1.7B
  • RANK 3,981
  • PHOTO 99th
  • IND Other
  • EOY near Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan
  • 5500 ind #20052

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) PlanJohns Hopkins Health System …$1.7BArgonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement PlanArgonne National Laboratory …$1.7BFordham University Retirement PlanFordham University Retiremen…$1.7BDartmouth Health 403(b) Plan$1.7BThe George Washington University Supplemental Retirement PlanThe George Washington Univer…$1.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.7B
Net Income$96M
Employer EIN680628477
Plan Effective Date1974-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.7B 19.697212020907916% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B 202220232024 $2.25B $2.7B ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,722 $2.3B
2023 2 6,894 $2.5B
2024 2 7,243 $2.7B

Nearby Other Plans in Illinois

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 12345 Total assets ($B) Participants Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.672798265 · Participants: 3981Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement PlanNorthwestern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.444912336 · Participants: 9328Northwestern University Retirement PlanThe University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.844546742 · Participants: 5144The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement PlanEndeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.087217637 · Participants: 13718Endeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem EmployeesThe University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.928510315 · Participants: 8635The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement PlanRush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.809110747 · Participants: 13592Rush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan in MD ($1.7B); by covered participants it is Cassia 403(b) Retirement Plan in MN (3,983 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,981 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 Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.1% during 2024, from $1.6B to $1.7B. Reported net income was $96M.
How have Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.7%, from $2.3B to $2.7B.
Where does Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Other plans are similar in size to Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan in MD ($1.7B, 18,810 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cassia 403(b) Retirement Plan in MN (3,983 participants, $128M in assets).