401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Metlife Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$8.3B
Total assets
14,717
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$565,055
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Metlife 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Metlife Group, Inc. · New Jersey · Finance & Insurance

$8.3B in assets, 14,717 participants

Metlife Group, Inc.'s Metlife 401(k) Plan reported $8.3B in total assets and 14,717 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 116,472 plans)
  • #8,211 in Finance & Insurance (8,240 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Metlife 401(k) Plan covers 14,717 participants in New Jersey, 17x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~865 per filing). Assets: $8.3B.

$8.3B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
14,717
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$565,055
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Metlife 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $8.3B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metlife 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $615M in the plan year 2023 filing to $658M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Metlife 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 14,594 in the plan year 2023 filing to 14,717 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 865 participants across 3,927 plans. Metlife 401(k) Plan reports 14,717 participants - 17x that state average ($8.3B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$8.3B
Net Income$658M
Employer EIN550790010
Plan Effective Date1970-05-01
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

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Metlife 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Metlife 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 0102030405060 Total assets ($B) Participants Metlife 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k…Verizon Savings Plan…Johnson and Johnson …Ernst & Young Retire…Merck US Savings Plan
Metlife 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Metlife 401(k) Plan

Metlife 401(k) Plan reports $8.3B in end-of-year assets across 14,717 participants (0.071% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.016% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $565,055 per participant (4.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $658M.

This plan identity (EIN 550790010, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.0B to $8.3B (+18.0%) while covered participants moved from 13,762 to 14,717 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 13,762 $7.0B Open filing
2023 14,594 $7.7B Open filing
2024 · index core 14,717 $8.3B This page

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Metlife 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Metlife 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.5% during 2024, from $7.7B to $8.3B. Reported net income was $658M.
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 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Metlife 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Metlife 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nationwide Savings Plan in OH ($8.3B, 24,370 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Metlife 401(k) Plan's numbers.