401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $11.1B
- Total assets
- 18,066
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $613,573
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Vanguard Group, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Finance & Insurance
$11.1B in assets, 18,066 participants
The Vanguard Group, Inc.'s The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan reported $11.1B in total assets and 18,066 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)
- #8,223 in Finance & Insurance (8,240 peers)
Coverage in Pennsylvania
The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan covers 18,066 participants in Pennsylvania, 22x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~824 per filing). Assets: $11.1B.
- $11.1B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 18,066
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $613,573
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan reported net income fell from $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $9.8B in the plan year 2023 filing to $11.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan reported participants fell from 18,200 in the plan year 2023 filing to 18,066 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Pennsylvania filers
In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 824 participants across 5,360 plans. The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan reports 18,066 participants - 22x that state average ($11.1B EOY assets).
Pennsylvania filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $9.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $11.1B |
| Net Income | $1.3B |
| Employer EIN | 231945930 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1982-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Vanguard Group, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 17,073 | $8.1B |
| 2023 | 1 | 18,200 | $9.8B |
| 2024 | 1 | 18,066 | $11.1B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
- Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan $19.7B · 90,495
- The Cigna Group 401(k) Plan $14.2B · 63,634
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan $10.3B · 36,150
- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan $10.2B · 54,604
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan $9.9B · 24,183
Scale composition for The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan
The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan reports $11.1B in end-of-year assets across 18,066 participants (0.095% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $613,573 per participant (4.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $1.3B.
This plan identity (EIN 231945930, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $8.1B to $11.1B (+36.9%) while covered participants moved from 17,073 to 18,066 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17,073 | $8.1B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 18,200 | $9.8B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 18,066 | $11.1B | This page |
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Usaa Retirement Savings Plan (TX) $10.9B · 37,273
- Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan (NC) $11.3B · 27,341
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan (MA) $11.4B · 34,618
- Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan (MO) $10.8B · 19,357
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- The Vanguard Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 36.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans