401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

General Electric Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14.7B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
45,620
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$323,076
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by General Electric Company · Ohio · Manufacturing

$14.7B in assets, 45,620 participants

General Electric Company's GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan reported $14.7B in total assets and 45,620 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.

  • #17,746 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan covers 45,620 participants in Ohio, 60x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $14.7B.

#17,746
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-24.4%
assets change YoY
148×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,738,724,553 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (45,620 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $19.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $14.7B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 59,766 in the plan year 2023 filing to 45,620 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $3.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 140689340 · General Electric Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan · $14.7B · 45,620 · 100th

  • ASSETS $14.7B
  • ASSETS 45,620
  • ASSETS 100th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17746

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Merck US Savings Plan$15.0BThe Pepsico Savings Plan$14.9BGE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanGE Aerospace Retirement Savi…$14.7BDell Inc. 401(k) Plan$14.7BWalgreens Retirement Savings PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings…$14.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$14.7B
Net Income$2.8B
Employer EIN140689340
Plan Effective Date1958-11-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Electric Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Electric Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33.8B 51.625413484145454% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0B$20B$40B$60B$80B 202220232024 $69.8B $33.8B ▼ -51.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 82,148 $69.8B
2023 1 59,766 $19.5B
2024 2 55,257 $33.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 810121416 Total assets ($B) Participants GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings PlanEaton Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.394581291 · Participants: 24055Eaton Savings Plan
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan

GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan reports $14.7B in end-of-year assets across 45,620 participants (0.12% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.049% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $323,076 per participant (2.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $2.8B.

This plan identity (EIN 140689340, plan #334) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $24.8B to $14.7B (-40.5%) while covered participants moved from 57,522 to 45,620 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 57,522 $24.8B Open filing
2023 59,766 $19.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 45,620 $14.7B This page

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

GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($14.7B); by covered participants it is Humana Retirement Savings Plan in KY (45,706 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($14.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (45,620 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 GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 24.4% during 2024, from $19.5B to $14.7B. Reported net income was $2.8B.
How have General Electric Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Electric Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 51.6%, from $69.8B to $33.8B.
Where does GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($14.7B, 40,874 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Humana Retirement Savings Plan in KY (45,706 participants, $7.7B in assets).