401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Electric Power Service Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$5.2B
Total assets
17,531
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$296,399
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by American Electric Power Service Corporation · Ohio · Utilities

$5.2B in assets, 17,531 participants

American Electric Power Service Corporation's Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported $5.2B in total assets and 17,531 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)
  • #689 in Utilities (707 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan covers 17,531 participants in Ohio, 22x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~787 per filing). Assets: $5.2B.

$5.2B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
17,531
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$296,399
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $480M in the plan year 2023 filing to $26M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 17,291 in the plan year 2023 filing to 17,531 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $5.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $5.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Participants vs Ohio filers

In Ohio, the average filing covers about 787 participants across 4,840 plans. Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reports 17,531 participants - 22x that state average ($5.2B EOY assets).

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$5.2B
Net Income$26M
Employer EIN134922641
Plan Effective Date1978-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Electric Power Service Corporation)

$9B$9.2B$9.4B$9.6B$9.8B 202220232024 $9.17B $9.28B ▲ +1.2%
Total plan assets by year, all American Electric Power Service Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 32,822 $9.2B
2023 2 32,886 $9.6B
2024 2 33,604 $9.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

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Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan

Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reports $5.2B in end-of-year assets across 17,531 participants (0.045% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $296,399 per participant (2.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $26M.

This plan identity (EIN 134922641, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.7B to $5.2B (+11.2%) while covered participants moved from 16,985 to 17,531 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 16,985 $4.7B Open filing
2023 17,291 $5.2B Open filing
2024 · index core 17,531 $5.2B This page

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan held essentially flat - up 0.5% during 2024, from $5.2B to $5.2B. Reported net income was $26M.
How have American Electric Power Service Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Electric Power Service Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.2%, from $9.2B to $9.3B.
Where does Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Aep Retirement Savings 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 Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is M & T Bank Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($5.2B, 22,161 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Aep Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Ohio. Compare plans
  • American Electric Power Service Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 1.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans