401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$719M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,293
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$556,249
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$719M in assets, 1,293 participants

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.'s D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan reported $719M in total assets and 1,293 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.

  • #8,230 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $719M for 1,293 participants (~$556,249/participant), up 21.5% in 2024.

#8,230
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+21.5%
assets growth YoY
7.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$719,229,988 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

D. E. Shaw & Co. 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. D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,293 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $592M in the plan year 2023 filing to $719M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,101 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,293 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $129M in the plan year 2023 filing to $127M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 133695715 · D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. PY 2024 · 401(k)

D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan · $719M · 1,293 · 98th

  • NET $719M
  • NET 1,293
  • NET 98th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Safelite Group Associates' Retirement Savings Plan
  • NET ind #8230

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan$719MSafelite Group Associates' Retirement Savings PlanSafelite Group Associates' R…$719MMemorial Health System Defined Contribution Retirement Savings PlanMemorial Health System Defin…$719MCiena Corporation 401(k) Plan$719MAvis Budget Group, Inc. Employee Savings PlanAvis Budget Group, Inc. Empl…$718M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$592M
Net Assets (End of Year)$719M
Net Income$127M
Employer EIN133695715
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$719M 55.15326333118029% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$500M$600M$700M$800M 202220232024 $464M $719M ▲ +55.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 974 $464M
2023 1 1,101 $592M
2024 1 1,293 $719M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.719229988 · Participants: 1293D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Safelite Group Associates' Retirement Savings Plan in OH ($719M); by covered participants it is Amscan Inc Profit Sharing & Savings Plan in NJ (1,293 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,293 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 D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 21.5% during 2024, from $592M to $719M. Reported net income was $127M.
How have D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 55.2%, from $464M to $719M.
Where does D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
D. E. Shaw & Co. 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 D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Safelite Group Associates' Retirement Savings Plan in OH ($719M, 16,041 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Amscan Inc Profit Sharing & Savings Plan in NJ (1,293 participants, N/A 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 133695715.

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.