401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bose Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$681M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,700
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$400,536
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bose Corporation · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$681M in assets, 1,700 participants

Bose Corporation's Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported $681M in total assets and 1,700 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #17,162 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan covers 1,700 participants in Massachusetts, 2.6x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $681M.

#17,162
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+3.8%
assets growth YoY
6.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$680,910,797 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,700 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $41M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,958 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,700 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $656M in the plan year 2023 filing to $681M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 042655386 · Bose Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · $681M · 1,700 · 98th

  • PCT $681M
  • EIN 1,700
  • RANK 98th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Allied Universal 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #17162

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 Massachusetts →

Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Extensis Group Retirement Savings PlanExtensis Group Retirement Sa…$682MAllied Universal 401(k) Plan$681MBose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanBose Employees' Retirement S…$681MAmerican Maritime Officers 401(k) PlanAmerican Maritime Officers 4…$680MJbs 401(k) Savings Plan$680M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$656M
Net Assets (End of Year)$681M
Net Income$25M
Employer EIN042655386
Plan Effective Date1986-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bose Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bose Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.5B 3.742671469900151% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.48B$1.5B$1.52B$1.54B$1.56B 202220232024 $1.49B $1.55B ▲ +4.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,196 $1.5B
2023 2 3,525 $1.5B
2024 2 2,987 $1.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.680910797 · Participants: 1700Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Allied Universal 401(k) Plan in CA ($681M); by covered participants it is Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in MO (1,700 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($681M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,700 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 Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan edged up modestly - up 3.8% during 2024, from $656M to $681M. Reported net income was $25M.
How have Bose Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bose Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.7%, from $1.5B to $1.5B.
Where does Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Allied Universal 401(k) Plan in CA ($681M, 253,169 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in MO (1,700 participants, $600M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 042655386.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.