Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Metlife Group, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$7.9B
Total assets
13,263
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$596,376
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Metlife Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Metlife Group, Inc. · New Jersey · Finance & Insurance

$7.9B in assets, 13,263 participants

Metlife Group, Inc.'s Metlife Retirement Plan reported $7.9B in total assets and 13,263 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #8,518 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Metlife Retirement Plan covers 13,263 participants in New Jersey, 16x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $7.9B.

$7.9B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
13,263
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$596,376
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $273M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Metlife Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$34M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$273M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metlife Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 12,300 in the plan year 2023 filing to 13,263 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metlife Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7.9B in the plan year 2023 filing to $7.9B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Metlife Retirement Plan reports 13,263 participants - 16x that state average ($7.9B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$7.5B
Net Income-$273M
Employer EIN550790010
Plan Effective Date1928-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Metlife Group, Inc.)

$14.5B$15B$15.5B$16B$16.5B 202220232024 $15B $16.2B ▲ +8.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Metlife Group, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 25,731 $15.0B
2023 2 26,894 $15.6B
2024 2 27,980 $16.2B

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Metlife Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

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Metlife Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Metlife Retirement Plan

Metlife Retirement Plan reports $7.9B in end-of-year assets across 13,263 participants (0.064% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $596,376 per participant (4.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was -$273M.

This plan identity (EIN 550790010, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.9B to $7.9B (-0.3%) while covered participants moved from 11,969 to 13,263 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,969 $7.9B Open filing
2023 12,300 $7.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 13,263 $7.9B This page

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

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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Metlife Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Metlife Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Metlife Retirement Plan held essentially flat - up 0.2% during 2024, from $7.9B to $7.9B. Reported net income was -$273M.
How have Metlife Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Metlife Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 8.3%, from $15.0B to $16.2B.
Where does Metlife Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Metlife Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Metlife Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is United Association National Pension Fund in VA ($7.7B, 88,454 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Metlife Retirement Plan's numbers.