401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Trader Joe's Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
63,666
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$50,304
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Trader Joe's Company · California · Retail Trade

$3.2B in assets, 63,666 participants

Trader Joe's Company's Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan reported $3.2B in total assets and 63,666 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.

  • #8,022 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in California

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan covers 63,666 participants in California, 101x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $3.2B.

#8,022
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+15.5%
assets growth YoY
32×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,202,630,979 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

Trader Joe's Company Retirement 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. Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan is a mega filing (63,666 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.8B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $376M in the plan year 2023 filing to $431M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 57,617 in the plan year 2023 filing to 63,666 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 951987958 · Trader Joe's Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan · $3.2B · 63,666 · 100th

  • PART $3.2B
  • PART 63,666
  • PART 100th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near The Rite Aid 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #8022

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Rite Aid 401(k) Plan$3.2BNavy Federal 401(k) Savings PlanNavy Federal 401(k) Savings …$3.2BAmeren Corporation Savings Investment PlanAmeren Corporation Savings I…$3.2BTrader Joe's Company Retirement PlanTrader Joe's Company Retirem…$3.2BRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanRegions Financial Corporatio…$3.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.2B
Net Income$431M
Employer EIN951987958
Plan Effective Date1965-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trader Joe's Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trader Joe's Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.2B 33.65503993915839% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B 202220232024 $2.4B $3.2B ▲ +33.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 50,462 $2.4B
2023 1 57,617 $2.8B
2024 1 63,666 $3.2B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 20000400006000080000100000120000140000 0204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.202630979 · Participants: 63666Trader Joe's Company Retirement PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan reports $3.2B in end-of-year assets across 63,666 participants (0.026% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.068% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $50,304 per participant (36% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $431M.

This plan identity (EIN 951987958, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.4B to $3.2B (+33.7%) while covered participants moved from 50,462 to 63,666 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 50,462 $2.4B Open filing
2023 57,617 $2.8B Open filing
2024 · index core 63,666 $3.2B This page

Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Rite Aid 401(k) Plan in PA ($3.2B); by covered participants it is The Cigna Group 401(k) Plan in PA (63,634 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (63,666 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 Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 15.5% during 2024, from $2.8B to $3.2B. Reported net income was $431M.
How have Trader Joe's Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trader Joe's Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.7%, from $2.4B to $3.2B.
Where does Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Trader Joe's Company 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Rite Aid 401(k) Plan in PA ($3.2B, 28,313 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Trader Joe's Company Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Cigna Group 401(k) Plan in PA (63,634 participants, $14.2B in assets).